Zola Jesus – Webster Hall, New York, NY 10/19/14 (SHOW REVIEW)
The trajectory of Nika Danilova’s Zola Jesus live shows has directly paralleled the trajectory of her recorded output: in just five years, she’s gone from mostly solo performances of lo-fi, Gothy drones to carefully orchestrated productions in which dark tinges barely disguise slickly-produced pop leanings. This evolution was in full effect Sunday night in Manhattan’s […]
R.E.M. – Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Recording in the studio for albums like Automatic for the People, R.E.M. pushed the boundaries of their readily identifiable style more (and arguably more successfully) than any of their peers. And the Georgia band’s only comparable contemporaries in that regard, Ireland’s U2, never stripped their instrumental lineup down to acoustic basics as presented on […]
T. Hardy Morris Announces Fall Tour Dates, Debuts New Song “Painted on Attitude”
T. Hardy Morris will close out 2014 with a string of tour dates, including a run with fellow traveller Jessica Lea Mayfield this November, and a special appearance with Deer Tick to ring in the New Year on Dec 31 at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY. Morris has just released a new single – “Painted […]
Phish – The Forum, Inglewood, CA 10/24/14 (PHOTOS)
Photos of Phish from The Forum in Inglewood, CA on 10/24/14. Photos by Paul Giunta. Setlist – Forum, Inglewood, CA 10/24/14 Set 1: 46 Days, Tube, Train Song, Ghost > Sparkle > Sample in a Jar, Divided Sky, The Line, It’s Ice > Kill Devil Falls > Bathtub Gin Set 2: 555 > Backwards Down […]
Legendary Bassist Jack Bruce of Cream Dies at 71
Jack Bruce, the singer and bassist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Cream, has passed away, his family confirmed the musician’s passing on his Facebook page. He was 71. “It is with great sadness that we, Jack’s family, announce the passing of our beloved Jack: husband, father, granddad, and all round legend. The world of music will […]
‘John Wick’ (FILM REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] The revenge thriller is, by nature, a limited genre. Sure, you can play with tropes and flip the script as much as you like; in the end, though, your basic structure is still going to come down to “You wronged me; I make it right.” After seeing it a thousand times, the story itself […]
J Mascis- Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY 10/19/14 (SHOW REVIEW)
Maybe it was his recent appearances on Portlandia, late night TV appearances or just his excellent new release Tied to a Star on Sub Pop, but whatever the reason J Mascis sold out the Bowery Ballroom Friday night to a wide range of fans. All ages genders and races were in attendance to see the […]
Rosanne Cash – Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie, NY 10/18/14 (PHOTOS)
Photos of Rosanne Cash’s performance at the Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie, NY on 10/18/14. Photos by Eric Townsend
Horse Feathers- So It Is With Us (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=6.00] For starters, the fifth album from Portland’s Horse Feathers was recorded in a combination of studio and…barn. Surely, it is a departure from previous work; Horse Feathers lead Justin Ringle was hoping to move away from his previously darker music, and in this iteration of Horse Feathers, feels he has. In the ears of […]
