Editor's Note: There are no pictures of Mangum's performance in this concert review, for two reasons. First, the helpful concert staff threatened confiscation of cell phones or cameras if any shots were taken. Secondly, as I'll hopefully assert in this review, pictures from this show would do an excellent job of watering down the overall experience, putting an inaccurate visual stamp on one of the best two hour spans of my life. A realist painter could not have stroked oil to canvas as beautifully [...]
Editor's Note: This is the first official guest post by blogger, music-writer pal, Joy Wagner. Her Brooklyn home-base provides a good perspective from our Eastern Citizen Dick Campus, as Citizen James has been MIA, illegally hunting rhinos in the Asian Steppe. I have been in the depths of another school-year onset, and have been MIA completely. Big thanks to Joy for heading out to catch this show. Elvis Perkins put out one of the best records in the last few years, and 'The Dearland' portion of that record is [...]
In one of the more unexpected and spur-of-the-moment excursions of my ten days in NYC was getting the opportunity to stop into Bowery Ballroom to catch Jones Street Station , who's all set to release their fourth LP to, hopefully, the NYC masses and beyond. As I mentioned in a previous post, the band has hybridized their bluegrass roots into a more mainstream, palatable combination of plugged in folk, and the opening set the band put on at the Bowery was fantastic. In fact, I'd argue that [...]
Always bringing you the best in live music and dance parties, Sneaky Dee's has a bunch of great shows lined up to get you through til fall! From a Hollerado DJ set to the weekly Shake A Tail romp, we've got everything from punk, funk, and hip hop! A little something for everyone! Listings below feature performances from Japandroids, Dangerous Summer, Brighter Brightest, Guttermouth, and more! Don't forget to follow Sneaky Dee's on twitter for listing updates and specials! Audio Blood is happy to forge an official relationship with Sneaky Dee's. We [...]
I rolled into Happy Dog a few days ago and ate to my heart's content, but left a touch bummed because there were no scheduled shows that evening. This post serves as a friendly reminder that one of the best summer shows rolling through town this month is going down tomorrow night (Weds.) at the, always welcoming, Happy Dog. We've been touting both Craft Spells and Gardens & Villa, two newcomers to the scene that have been turning heads all year. Craft Spells , the blossoming [...]
Usually we have a pair of tickets to give away as a promotion, but today, we've got something a little better. The fine folks at Grog Shop have extended us a little latitude for Thursday's Kurt Vile/Woods show. Not only is this one of the best summer shows to ramble through Cleveland so far, but we'll spice up the deal a bit more. The first ten people that mention Citizen Dick at the door Thursday night will gain FREE access to the show. I [...]
June 18th was my birthday, and after a day of booze-cruisin' and backyard BBQ drinking, I was moving slowly out of the gate during the evening shows of NXNE. Luckily, Lee's Palace had a staunch bill, and I decided to spend most of my night there with the rest of the bloggers that were in town. Unlike most of the people that attended this show, my fixation was on Richie Follin's Guards . Richie Follin (and his music) remind me an awful lot of people I [...]
A word to the wise: At The Garrison , they infuse mythic ambrosia into the PBR bottles, leaving customers happy and hangover-free in the morning. Just kidding. I feel like shit. However, The Garrison was a packed house last night for the first "unofficial" night of the NXNE festival in Toronto. Full disclosure: I'm going to sacrifice photo quality in lieu of efficiency and timeliness with my posts this weekend. I am not Ansel Adams, and it's difficult to snap all-star [...]
Elephant Stone is going to, hopefully, be a big chunk of my Friday night at NXNE , as they hit The Garrison at 10 PM. opening up for Braids. This should be one of the more packed sets of the night. Without question, the 60's pop feel is staunch and inviting in every Elephant Stone track. The High Dials' Rishi Dhir is at the front of the outfit, and plays the freaking sitar. I love that. There's a fabulous infusion of [...]
Burlington, Ontario natives Sandman Viper Command win the quirkiest band name award for this year's NXNE (apparently they took it from the movie Outbreak ), but I've been spinning "Oh Yeah, It's Fusion" all morning. Bluesy garage pop can't get much better than this track. However, "Strawberry Quick" presents a band with quite a bit of range, and the young group is poised to make a bigger dent in the scene. Locally, they've pretty much mopped things up, being nominated for local music awards, and also opening for bands like [...]
I'm completely pumped to finally see the multilingual circus show of We Are Wolves . They're playing in the 1 AM slot at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern on Wednesday night. By this time, I'm bound to be messy and in need of a cane. Many will point to Total Magique as the band's sophomore upswing, but I absolutely think 2009's Invisible Violence is extremely underrated. See our writer Justin's thoughts about the album in December of 2009 by clicking [...]
I think I slept with Psychic Chasms under my pillow for the better part of 2009. Finally, Alan Palomo is hitting the 216 ( Grog Shop , Tonight). Perhaps the glossiest of the the glow-fi movement of a couple of years ago, the music of Neon Indian has far more staying power than a majority of the johnny-come-lately acts that emerged in the same time frame. Since then, collaborations with The Flaming Lips and being covered by indie [...]
One thing is a certainty, and it is that I don't know a lot about Passwords . Neither does a lot of the blogosphere. Stumbling around the interwebs, I came across "Life After Summer" and let it rip in the background of my desktop. I suppose it's a simple to label this as indie-pop with a folk tilt, but what is astonishing is what this song wanders into by its close. A relatively sunny aura slow burns into this epic and spiraling, awe-inspiring second half. In fact, you'll be absolutely [...]
As I continue onward with my NXNE 'bands to watch while drinking alcohol' list, I continue to come across snags in the scheduling. There are so many killer acts playing down the street from each other at the same time. The proximity of location means nil in these situations. The upshot is that there are enough bands to go around. These two bands are going to be difficult for me to get to, but that's due neither in part to our lack of ambition, nor our desire to break a [...]
To fill the limited time I have before I run the Flinstone wagon up to Canada, I'll post a few preview quick-hitters to get y'all primed for the festival. If a giant sphinx is keeping you from traveling next week, at least take these quick shots to the bank. These bands are on my quickly expanding radar, as I've been out of the loop for a little while, so bear with me. Between iced-espresso dranks and lots of cigarettes, I've managed to track down and peruse nearly all of the 650 bands [...]
It's been awhile since I've been around on this here weblog. Brian's been holding the fort down for the better part of a month, but things are looking up. I see flowers. I smell the spring that never came to Cleveland. Additionally, I am very, very close to the commencement of summer vacation. Two months off and a lot of spare minutes at my disposal. I've missed you, blogosphere. My vacation is shoring up pretty nicely, and this post essentially spins two plates at once. First, this is a far too [...]
If all goes as planned, Philadelphia will have two new venues for local and visiting musicians to perform, one being a Philly version of the increasingly popular House of Blues. If City Council rules that the new venue will not negatively impact the surrounding residential area, House of Blues' Philly location will be on the waterfront near the Sugar House casino and hold approximately 3,000 attendees. Not ideal for a public transportation accessible site, but will still be a big draw because of the talent it can pull in. The second possible new venue would be a venture [...]
IllVibe Collective - Indigo Child IllVibe Collective - Certified ft. Invincible, Bahamadia & Finale The IllVibe Collective released their latest album titled "All Together Now" last monday, a very fresh and diverse sound. An album worth supporting. Buy The Album on iTunes or Juno All Together Now - The Record CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO About & Tracklist After [...]
Here's some exciting news that's been made mostly official. Ontario Place is getting another outdoor concert venue. Named Echo Beach — presumably after the song by Martha and the Muffins — it's first action will be when Robyn comes to town on June 3rd . Although the details are pretty scarce right now, EYE Weekly's reports that the venue is the work of Live Nation and will have a capacity of about 4,000. Given the layout near the Molson Amphitheatre, it's likely to be built in the area to the immediate southeast of [...]
All of our Dicks are coming out tonight. This is a quick update to our local readership to get your spurs on tonight and join us as we travel the eastern portions of Cleveland and brave the sub 40 degree temperatures to see one of the more anticipated shows of early Spring. At 7:30, Kurt Vile is hitting an in-store at Music Saves (get there promptly for a good spot), and then the train rolls over to The Grog for the J. Mascis and Vile show [...]
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