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Concert Review: The Milk Carton Kids
(Photos: Eva Blue) I must admit it was somewhat surprising to see chairs arranged on the floor of Lincoln Hall. After all, this is the venue where I had previously rocked out to bands
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Joe Satriani: Unstoppable Momentum
There was once a golden age of progressive fusion. Back in the early ‘90s, performers like Eric Johnson, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani astounded audiences with showy fretboard work and expressive melodies. The genre
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Young Galaxy: Ultramarine
Does any country have as much per capita pop-credibility as Sweden? Possibly due to the influence of ABBA in the 1970s and ‘80s, the Nordic nation has produced acts like the Knife, Jens Lekman,
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Concert Review: Dawes/Dr. Dog
(Photos: Nathan Malone) Dawes has spent a good deal of time with rock royalty during the its short lifespan. They backed up Robbie Robertson of the Band, as well as opened up for Bob
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Wolf People: Fain
Wolf People are in some ways the heirs of 1970s British folk rock acts like Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, bands that incorporated traditional British Isles tunes and styles into electrified, amped-up arrangements. Of
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No Joy: Wait to Pleasure
Wait to Pleasure, the sophomore album from Canadian band No Joy, comes on all menace and prowl. Album opener “E” has an enticing slinkiness to its modern shoegaze surges, and that’s even before the
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Holy Hell! Hi-Fi Sci-Fi turns 20
The music industry is ruled by accidents more than talent. Thousands of brilliant bands never make it out of their hometowns. The ones that make it into a studio often watch their creative babies
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Deerhunter: Monomania
“Indie rock is such a bratty culture, and I don’t see a lot of ugly people in it, either. I feel very proud to be hideous,” Deerhunter-frontman Bradford Cox stated in a recent interview.
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Snoop Lion: Reincarnated
If you want to get an early start on your end-of-the-year retrospective lists, let me save you some time and let you know the most unexpectedly great album of the year is Snoop Lion’s
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: Vol. 3: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980
Benin’s legendary Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou was a groundbreaking African funk/rock/soul outfit whose prodigious output totaled roughly 500 songs recorded between 1969 and 1983. Utilizing both traditional African polyrhythms and the new, exciting sounds
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