A Film & TV Gift Glide: What To Get The Cinephile On Your List
A holiday gift guide for the movie or TV fan on your list
The Director Of ‘Iron Orchard’ On Wanting to Make A Real Texas Film (INTERVIEW)
The director of the depression-era epic discusses why he wanted to make the film
The Best of R.E.M. At The BBC Shines With Band’s Strongest British Broadcasting Performances (ALBUM REVIEW)
[ratiing=9.00] Although we may be well removed from R.E.M.’s final offering either on stage or in the studio, it’s obvious that these four indie rock icons are still an indelible influence on today’s alternative ethos. What better reminder could come along then a collection of the band’s best performances on the BBC, recorded live at […]
After An Emphatic Stomp, Larkin Poe Never Let Up On ‘Venom & Faith’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] The nom de plume for sisters and multi-instrumentalists Rebecca and Megan Lovell, Larkin Poe was named for an early ancestor who was both a Civil War veteran and a distant cousin of Edgar Allen Poe. It’s little wonder then that throughout their recording career they’ve managed to fashion a sound that’s been as insistent […]
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. Make Maiden Voyage to Boston (PHOTOS)
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros brought their inaugural tour to Boston’s Wang Theater on 11/15/18. The city, home to many memorable Grateful Dead show and Dead spinoff tours in past years, had the new trio which features Jay Lane (drums) and Don Was (upright bass) cover many eras of the Dead catalog, alongside covers and […]
Ghost Light Invoke The Muse As Touring Legacy Grows (SHOW REVIEW)
The loud. loyal music lovers and Ghost Light fans who stayed til’ the end on November 17th at Higher Ground had their patience rewarded. The band offered a rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue” that packed a wallop the likes of which the band had feigned but never delivered in the previous two hours […]
30 Years Ago Today – My Bloody Valentine Pioneer Shoegazing With Release of Debut LP ‘Isn’t Anything’ (Listen to “Feed Me With Your Kiss”)
Wannabe Reviews We Are The Union’s ‘Self Care’
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Self Care, the punk and ska band We Are The Union, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):
Teresa Williams & Larry Campbell Flourish With Deeply Embedded Skills & Showmanship at Higher Ground (SHOW REVIEW)
Teresa Williams sang like a woman possessed during the last number of the evening on November 15 at Higher Ground in South Burlington, VT. With Larry Campbell at her side, letting rip on his Telecaster in a way he had not previously that night, the woman seemed in a trance at certain points during the […]
WHY? Celebrate 10th Anniversary of ‘Alopecia’ in Austin (SHOW REVIEW)
Ten years ago, in 2008, Why? Released an album called Alopecia that was a massive step forward for frontman Yoni Wolf and the “band” such as it is. Earlier Why? Recordings were barebones efforts with Yoni rapping over simplistic beats. Now, finally, the project felt like a full fledged indie rock band, with Yoni speak-singing […]