Skybox are a local Chicago indie pop outfit comprised of Tim Ellis and Christian Fields, Mike Holtz and Dan Ingenthron. They've made a name for themselves with outlandish live shows and toured in support of artists like Ben Folds, Tilly and The Wall, Tally Hall and The Figurines. Most of our sessions (and content) are admittedly skewed to folk, America and alt-country, but I've spent two weeks visiting and revisiting Skybox's recent release, Morning After Cuts . Unlike our discussion about Midlake yesterday , Skybox keeps you on your toes and varies their sound from one [...]
Kicking off what should be a very busy 2010, the D.C. indie pop outfit Jukebox the Ghost have mapped out dates for a Spring tour. The engagements, which kick off on March 3rd in Boston and see the band paired up with Tally Hall, will be used for some long overdue road testing. Yep, the band finally plans to follow up its masterful debut Let Live and Let Ghosts in 2010! In fact, speaking of that new album, while there is currently no title or release date, Jukebox recently previewed [...]
Tally Hall (Mar 4, 2010 at Bowery Ballroom | Buy Tickets ) Photo : I Rock, I Roll Buy Event Name Venue Event Date On Sale Buy Tally Hall Bowery Ballroom Mar 4, 2010 7:30 PM [...]
photos by Bao Nguyen New York band Vampire Weekend sees its sophomore set "Contra" debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 124,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. The set is only the 12th independently distributed album to top the Billboard 200 chart since SoundScan began powering the list in May of 1991. Vampire Weekend not only celebrates its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, but the New York band also notches its best sales week yet. The [...]
The tour of Awesomeness. (they should put that on a t-shirt, just sayin) Tally Hall , who will finally be releasing a new album in 2009. Skybox and Jukebox the Ghoest will also be putting out new albums. 3 new albums + 3 awesome bands = AN AWESOME TOUR. Tally Hall - Be Born Skybox - Fences Jukebox The Ghost - Matter Of Time Jukebox made a documentary about the making of their [...]
The trailer above is for a documentary about Jukebox the Ghost that will be released alongside their upcoming album (exact dates and titles are yet to be decided). In addition, the band have announced a month long tour with Tally Hall and Skybox this March. One of the early shows in the schedule will be at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on March 5; full dates are below. Jukebox the Ghost tour dates: Dated marked # w/ Tally Hall and Skybox 3/03 - Boston, MA - [...]
Every year I say that I'm going to tone down the amount of shows that I go to, and every year I end up seeing more than the year before. This year's final tally sits at 143 different artists to have graced the live stage in my presence, including three more than I still haven't gotten around to reviewing but I will. Eventually. Of course, I have friends that have probably seen that amount in a weekend but for an old married guy, I'd say that's still a pretty obscene number. Overall though, this year has been a [...]
Any year that features films from music-oriented directors Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino is going to be a good year for soundtracks. Many of the films' soundtracks this year were highly anticipated, with indie rock star power attached early on to films like The Twilight Saga: New Moon ( Thom Yorke , Grizzly Bear , Bon Iver ) and Where the Wild Things Are (Karen O. of Yeah Yeah Yeahs ), but not all delivered on that promise when the visuals were married in the [...]
THE DECEMBERISTS HAZARDS OF LOVE (Capitol) by Zubin Sedghi of Tally Hall Hazards of Love is a melodic, cohesive, well-arranged, plot-driven album that effectively shifts gears. Also, it's hard to explain why you like music. Runner up: Phoenix , Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Glassnote) FUN. AIM AND IGNITE [...]
1. Metric - Fantasies Song: Help, I'm Alive 2. Fanfarlo - Reservoir Song: Finish Line 3. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Song: 1901 4. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart Song: Morning Light 5. Julian Plenti - Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper Song: On The [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2009 THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND & JAVELIN @ BOWERY BALLROOM 6 Delancey Street New York, NY 10002 $20, 9PM I've recommended both The Phenomenal Handclap Band and Javelin before, but tonight the two bands play the same bill at the Bowery Ballroom. This will be one of only two shows scheduled in the US right now for The Phenomenal Handclap Band before they head overseas . Also, you may remember that Javelin have recently been signed to Luaka Bop . Dr. [...]
The Holiday season is in full swing so I don't know how much time you'll have for rockin' but there are lots of choices that you can try to fit into your busy schedule. On Thursday the show at Church looks pretty good with Eddie Japan, Sidewalk Driver and Blizzard of '78. Friday has a couple of cool shows. At the Paradise is Will Dailey's Festivál Holidád benefit for Toys for Tots Will Daily & the Rivals, The Luxury, Violet Nine and Brendan Boogie & the Best Intentions (Great music for a great cause!) and then at Precinct you can [...]
Here's what's going on musically in Chicago this week. As usual, my picks are in bold , and if I've left anything out, please drop me a note in the comments! Monday, December 7 Beat Kitchen: Pat McCurdy Darkroom: Tom Waits 60th Birthday Party ft. B1g T1me Empty Bottle: Shapers, I Kong Kult, Child Bite [FREE SHOW] The Hideout: Curtis Harvey, The Glorytellers (ft. Geoff Farina of Karate), Judson Claiborne House of Blues: GWAR, Job for a Cowboy, The Red Chord Lincoln [...]
Welcome to December! On Thursday I have one word to say and that word is Sloan. They'll be at TTs with Scarce and it's a show I've been looking forward to for a long time, yay! Friday has many many choices, some might say too many choices. My top two are The Satanics at the Armory (cause nuthin' says the holiday season like devil music? plus they play so rarely these days it should be a blast) and the Weisstronauts Holiday Party at Sally O'Briens. Since both shows are in Somerville, I'm thinking do it all. On Saturday My Own [...]
[Everything digested? Here's how to burn off the calories this weekend ...] Tonight: Julian Casablancas , doing his different-strokes solo project [review 1 and 2 ], winds up his residency at the Downtown Palace Theatre, with local quintet Haim opening. Danielle Haim plays in Casablancas' band too. ... Vancouver garage rockers Japandroids visit the Echo, with Surfer Blood opening. ... There will be plenty of harmonies at the El Rey Theatre, where Rooney , [...]
Doing my best to get this posted early before the holiday so here goes... On Wednesday Bad Art is at the Plough for their regular gig and buzz band Fuck Buttons is at Great Scotts. On Thursday, no rocking but eat, drink and be thankful for there's rock on the weekend. On Friday and Saturday The Pixies are at the Citi Performing Arts Center aka the Wang. I'm sad I don't have tix but oh well. Also on Friday Bryan Scary [...]
Dum Dum Girls Play Spaceland on Saturday (photo credit: Lauren Dukoff) Thanksgiving week means a much more manageable calendar of live shows. If you want to check out the hype go see Real Estate on Monday at Spaceland, Real Estate and Best Coast and Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, Japandroids and Surfer Blood on Friday and Dum Dum Girls and Pearl Harbor on Saturday. Monday 11/23/09 [Pick of the Night] The Happy Hollows / Dios / [...]
DUM DUM GIRLS (San Diego, CA) SIGN UP FOR THE ROCK INSIDER WEEKLY CONCERT NEWSLETTER AND GET THESE LISTING DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR E-MAIL INBOX SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST Dum Dum Girls to to headline Spaceland Nov. 28th w/ Tartans, and Pearl Harbor Happy Monday everyone! With Turkey Day this [...]
So here we are at the weekend before the holiday season officially begins and everyone's schedule gets really busy, so get your music fixes in now. On Thursday night you can check out the final night of the Jenny Dee & The Deelinquints residency at the Lizard. It's also the first night of the International Pop Overthrow 4 night stint at Church. Night 1 of the IPO has The Buckners, The Doom Buggies and more. There are also 2 great free shows on Thursday, Lars Vegas is at the Alchemist and Sally O'Brien's has an impressive lineup. On Friday Thalia [...]
Nate Ruess (The Format) has decided to push some musical buttons here, much like Bryan Scary and The Shedding Tears by layering dense instrumentation, gospel choirs, electronic pulses and the kitchen sink. That kitchen sink includes pop god Roger Manning Jr. and producer Steven McDonald (Redd Kross ). Opening with "Be Calm" it's deceptively sweet ballad opening ironically turns into loud theatrical melodic chaos. Along with with ex- Anatholla member Andrew Dost and Steel Train frontman Jack Antonoff , the band is relentlessly accurate in it's name. But I would add [...]
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