As I said, Matthew Lindley & Troubadour Deluxe were the openers. If it falls on the opening act to truly warm up a crowd, in a bar, on a Friday night, ML&TD did the trick just fine. Not too flashy, just a five-piece with a few pretty harmonies, glib songwriting and a lead guitarist (Dean Kattari) that deftly noodled through each song like it was the first one he ever learned. Lindley's songs tend toward the stories of Americana; sappy love songs, soul baring confessionals with a sense of fun and a country edge. Highlight was [...]
It was a family affair Wednesday when J Tillman , his brother Zach and a trio of equally ripe musicians held court in the teeny tiny chapel at First Unitarian Church. Zach warmed the small but packed room with his brand of crisp conversational songwriting. A folkie who isn't afraid of dabbling in the some Morricone like soundscapes. Playing his guitar solo Zach's short set help both tender and slightly more raucous moments. It set a very relaxed vibe perfect for the lush set J had on deck. [...]
A quick glance at some of the big name releases in stores this week...
If you're shut out out of the sold-out Them Crooked Vultures show at the Wiltern tonight, there's still plenty of rock music to be consumed: There's a power-packed local bill at the Roxy, with the Outline , Voxhaul Broadcast , Eastern Conference Champions [pictured], Links and Nova Nueva ... It's a big Haden-fest at Disney Hall , where patriarch Charlie will be joined by family and friends (and special guest Jack Black) for a night of country and bluegrass music. ... Lots of pretty folk music on tap at [...]
Discobelle.net and DJ Neoteric present… THE MYSTERY MIX! First Let me say..I Realize Im Mad Late on This But Actually I've Been Tryin To Solve It Myself Soo I Didnt Share! I'm Grimey Like That! But To No Avail Soooo Im Reaching Out if You Can Solve It Ur A Better Man Than I. Get Too IT! Via Discobelle: "What happens when you unleash a MONSTER of a mixtape, filled with unreleased tracks from many of the biggest names and labels in the game, and a few unknown future stars? [...]
Drums Play Spaceland Monday Night (and It's Free) Ray Davies put on a fantastic show on Saturday night at the Orpheum. If you get a chance to see him on this tour do not hesitate. More on that later. Another great week this week. If you're into buzz bands you might want to check out Drums tonight, The Big Pink on Wednesday, Tape Deck Mountain on Thursday, Neon Indian on Friday and The XX on Saturday. Some of those will be good, but I'm recommending a variety of [...]
Dave Rawlings Machine: A Friend of a Friend is the solo debut of longtime Gillian Welch sideman Dave Rawlings , and may be the finest folk album I have heard all year. Author Rick Moody's band, the Wingdale Community Singers releases Spirit Duplicator tomorrow. Reissues of note include David Bowie's Space Oddity (with bonus CD) and The Fall's Hex Enduction Hour (with bonus CD). Four Blood Brothers [...]
Dave Rawlings Machine: A Friend of a Friend is the solo debut of longtime Gillian Welch sideman Dave Rawlings , and may be the finest folk album I have heard all year. Author Rick Moody's band, the Wingdale Community Singers releases Spirit Duplicator tomorrow. Reissues of note include David Bowie's Space Oddity (with bonus CD) and The Fall's Hex Enduction Hour (with bonus CD). Four Blood Brothers [...]
PICK OF THE WEEK Julian Plenti (Paul Banks of Interpol) w/ I'm In You Thursday, November 19 El Rey Theater Info THIS WEEK'S TICKET GIVEAWAYS Sign up for our weekly mailing & get the jump on ticket giveaways before they go online. email: [...]
In one respect, Tori Amos releasing a holiday album makes perfect sense. The holidays are infused with religion, and the singer-songwriter references religion as much as poets reference autumn leaves. However, Amos isn't exactly channeling a gospel choir when she talks about religion or spirituality. This is, after all, the woman who wrote, "God sometimes you just don't come through / Do you need a woman to look after you?" A fantastic song, but not something you put on while trimming the tree. Unsurprisingly, Amos hasn't released a Christmas album. She has dubbed it a solstice album, [...]
Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing : your look back at the week in Punknews . I'm Adam White and I'll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and here's what got the community talking this week... The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories A Los [...]
LAKE - There's no shortage of boy/girl indie-pop bands. In fact, there's been such a saturation that recently that description is more likely to make me wary than excited. Still, some groups manage to rise above what have now become cliched aspects of a somewhat tired genre - LAKE is one of those bands. Led by singer/songwriters Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson, LAKE has released a stunning new album entitled Let's Build a Roof , a sophisticated - yet melodic - set of intriguing pop songs. The tracks utilize various instrumental approaches while Moore and [...]
Relatively slow week coming up in Chicago, at least in terms of shows I'm interested in seeing. The two best shows (for me, at least) are both on Thursday - Future of The Left at Bottom Lounge and The Jet Age at Beat Kitchen.* That said, I personally only need a couple of good shows this week, as I'm headed down to Austin on Friday for this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest . More on that later in the week, but for now I leave you with one word... Danzig [...]
I have to admit, I kind of thought A Fine Frenzy was overrated. I liked her and all, but I felt like I know so many people who are head-over-heels in love with her and I just didn't get the obsession. On Wednesday night though, all that changed. I went to see her perform at the Gramercy Theatre and consider me converted. A Fine Frenzy (aka Alison Sudol) is a spectacular performer. First off, I
Friday, October 30, 2009 Living Colour at Highline Ballroom Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge and High On Fire at Hammerstein Ballroom Steven Wright at Wellmont Theatre Cypress Hill at Nokia Theatre Get Up Kids and Kevin Devine at Gramercy Theatre Pinback and Obits at Irving Plaza Misfits at Starland Ballroom Robert Earl Keen, Todd [...]
Apparently Halloween Weekend means every band in the area is appearing as another band, could be entertaining or just confusing I guess we'll have to check them out to find the answer. On Thursday you can go to TTs and see the Talking Heads, Robert Palmer x 2, The Replacements and The Who. Or you could go to the Plough for the surf band The Trabants and the Middle East has King Khan & the BBQ Show and Downbeat 5. On Friday the Armory in Somerville has a spooky event with the screening of Phantom of the Opera and music [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Anyone looking for heaps of Christmas cheer this holiday season might want to avoid A Fine Frenzy 's 'Oh, Blue Christmas' EP. "It's called 'Oh, Blue Christmas,' after all," Los Angeles-based indie pop singer Alison Sudol, who records under the Fine Frenzy moniker, warns Spinner. Alongside three holiday classics -- 'Blue Christmas,' 'Winter Wonderland' and 'Christmas Time Is Here' from ' A Charlie Brown Christmas ' -- are three Fine Frenzy originals that up the melancholic-bittersweet factor. "It's always [...]
The post-metal prog of Isis is exactly the kind of music that encourages beard-stroking. Amit Sharma doesn't have a beard, but he knows what makes a good gig. We sent him along when Isis rolled into London. LA-via-Boston post-metallers, Isis , have returned to London to plug their latest opus, Wavering Radiant – and where better to catch them than the Camden Koko, the venue they've famously previously performed their seminal album, Oceanic , in [...]
Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG 66th North 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 $25, 8PM Looking at the listing for this show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg 's website, I'm not sure exactly what time TMBG will take to the stage...or even what order the order of the bands will be. It is pretty clear that the other acts on the bill include Charles Bissell (of The Wrens) and Nada Surf. It's also pretty clear that the show is a benefit for The Northside Town [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Chad & Jeremy at BB King's Julio Iglesias at Count Basie Theatre Raise The Roof: A Benefit For The Northside Town Community & Cultural Center w, Charles Bissell (of The Wrens), They Might Be Giants and Nada Surf (acoustic) at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Bklyn Snoop Dogg and Method Man & Redman at Starland Ballroom A Fine Frenzy and Among The Oak And Ash [...]
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