Archive: 2014

Photos of Interpol from First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN on 11/14/14. Photos by Billy Briggs.

[rating=6.00] As her career progresses, Zola Jesus continues to turn pop structures topsy turvy. Her early releases, The Spoils, Stridulum, and the darkly drifting 6 track meetup, LA Vampires Meets Zola Jesus EP, were certainly deeper, more progressive affairs, showcasing Nika Danilova’s affection for bottom of the trench synths and gothic overtones. These albums, often commanding and occasionally brutal, […]

Memphis country punk-rockers Lucero are gearing up to co-headline an unforgettable spring tour with Ryan Bingham, kicking off on Feb 17th in Ashville, NC. Tour dates run through March, and presale tickets will be available this Wednesday here for Fan Club Members. “Each person makes Lucero their own thing,” says front man Ben Nichols. “Everyone […]

Hiss Golden Messenger performed Lateness of Dancers highlight “Southern Grammar” as a nine-piece on The Late Show with David Letterman last night (11/18) A live version of the song opens the forthcoming Southern Grammar EP, to be released worldwide February 3, 2015, on Merge. Frontman M.C. Taylor on the EP: This three-song collection that we’re […]

Rhiannon Giddens, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, makes her solo recording debut with Tomorrow Is My Turn, due out February 10 on Nonesuch Records (vinyl to come March 3). The album was produced by T Bone Burnett and is available to pre-order with an instant download of the […]

[rating=6.00] Listening to any of Ariel Pink’s work requires serious patience. He’s an indie rock oddball, and one of the genre’s most polarizing figures, indeed. On his latest record pom pom, the candy pink colored cover glaring like a big fat warning, he’s toying with a retro, throwback sound. 60s and 80s-inspired, sugary mouthfuls of […]

[rating=9.00] Eight years after his last studio album, 9, Damien Rice returns with a short but powerful collection of emotional folk. Though much has changed in the meantime – everything from musical collaborators to location – all of the core elements that make up a Damien Rice album are present in My Favourite Faded Fantasy, […]

Here on the “west coast of New England,” Burlington, Vermont knows a thing or two about live music.  It was no surprise that The String Cheese Incident sold out Memorial Auditorium well in advance for the band’s tour-closing show Saturday night.  Making their first appearance in the Queen City since a performance at University of […]

Entering the Marquee, an energetic crowd was packed up against the stage and filling about half of the whole area at 8pm, while around and behind the sound booth, people milled around talking. There was a DJ downstage right, behind a laptop, promoting his song choices with wild gestures and dancing more to his chosen […]