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Revisit: The Dismemberment Plan: Emergency & I
Revisit: The Dismemberment Plan Emergency & I 1999 Revisit is a series of reviews highlighting past releases that now deserve a second look. If the rotting corpses of the Jesus and Mary Chain can
Read More »Concert Review: King Khan/Vivian Girls/A-Bombs
I want to paint you a picture of a typical night with King Khan and BBQ Show; I’ve seen them a few times now, and each time I’m somehow impressed with what I’ve already
Read More »Interview: Sam Phillips
Quirky, L.A. based soothsayer and chanteuse Sam Phillips is the kind of artist described as a musician’s musician. Her fans are a sophisticated bunch that are mysteriously drawn to her reflective voice, literate and
Read More »Concert Review: Love Is All/Vivian Girls
Sometimes, you see a band and think, My God, why aren’t these people more famous? Why isn’t everyone listening to them? Why isn’t this place packed? I must admit, I felt a wave of
Read More »Rediscover: Now It’s Overhead: Fall Back Open
Rediscover: Now It’s Overhead Fall Back Open 2004 Released in 2004 to lukewarm reviews, Fall Back Open offers up a heavy dose of postmodern emo anxiety. The sophomore effort from Now It’s Overhead places
Read More »Interview: Amy Ray
Amy Ray may best be known as one half of the band, Indigo Girls, but her ability to transform stories and sounds into something that gets deep under the skin is apparent on her
Read More »Concert Review: The Mountain Goats
Singer/songwriter John Darnielle may have come up with the most brilliant job-security plan in music history: he decided he would write songs about…wait for it… Everything! Of course there are the love songs and
Read More »Rediscover: The National: Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers
Rediscover: The National Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers 2003 Though The National’s reputation is usually staked to recent albums Alligator and Boxer, many of the lyrical themes and musical styles that have garnered the
Read More »Concert Review: Murder By Death
“It’s weird playing these songs in a church,” frontman Adam Turla laughed after barreling through the pirate sea chantey “Dead Men And Sinners.” It’s true. Over three-hundred people (mostly guys) crammed into the basement
Read More »Rediscover: The Neon Philharmonic: The Moth Confesses
Rediscover: The Neon Philharmonic The Moth Confesses 1969 It all starts with the cover. Those exaggerated, curvy letters look like a font used on a ’70s family planning pamphlet. The strange creature that smiles
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