Salem and Soars in Philadelphia, 3.21.11
As I mentioned Soars opened for Salem at Johnny Brenda's in Phily, this is two days after the whole S!CK party thing you may have heard me mention a few times, ahem. Found some great video from this...
View ArticleUpdate: Beacon EP Release Party at The Gutter, Brooklyn, 4.22.11 Was Amazing
I stutter when I try to say how perfectly timed their beats and pauses are and this is before I even try to talk about the melody and the movement of the energy in their songs. That energy is...
View ArticleRise Against and Bad Religion at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Friday the 13th, 2011
This past weekend, I caught the Four Year Strong, Bad Religion and Rise Against show at the historic Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. The Aragon opened in 1926, and I’m sure the original attendees had no...
View ArticleAirborne Toxic Event: Two Days, Three Shows in Chicago
Last week, I caught three shows by The Airborne Toxic Event, and all three were some of the best shows I’ve ever been to, simply put.a
View ArticleZaza and Dead Leaf Echo Play First Night of Northside Fest, 6.16.11
We eased into the first night of Northside Festival 2011 with two great NYC bands playing aside from the main ...Read the Resta
View ArticleFriday Starts the Weekend with Thee Oh Sees and Xray Eyeballs In and Around...
We got to Knitting Factory on Friday night for Kanine Records' showcase, but a damning few minutes too late, asked to join the badge cut off line, the side-of-the-rope coral for those waiting until...
View Article4knots Quick Recap Saturday, 7.16.11
We arrived to a sweet and short line for press badges at the 4Knots Festival Front Street hangout (much like Fader's, with things to buy, DJ's and drinks, but to pay for, with tickets), and then ran...
View ArticleDeath Grips in New York: the Secret Market Hotel Show. 7.22.11
As the guillotine slams down in three successions, Death Grips starts off 'Guillotine' (Yeah) and it feels like the M train had derailed and landed right into our bodies at Market Hotel, the first...
View ArticleMan Man, Glass Candy and Crystal Antlers Raver at Vans Party House, 8.4.11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4TzfnxcPYA I haven’t seen a Man Man crowd gathered during daylight hours since their hot and heavy Siren Festival set ...Read the Resta
View ArticleAnna Calvi, Eleanor Friedberger, New Moods at BV Holiday Party 12.13.11
Needless to say, the blinding sea of frail Brooklyn whiteness—on and off stage—could not make proper kinesthetic sense of Friedberger’s off-tempo art-rock. On stage, she seamlessly coupled the warmth...
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