Shane Handler, Author at Glide Magazine

Ryan Montbleau Band – Hanging on the Vine

Shane Handler September 21, 2010 No Comments

Although he’s still figuring it out what it means to be a New Englander, Ryan Montbleau can at least know he’s resilient. After ten years of steadily touring the Northeast, Monbleau has finally reached a pinnacle, calling 2010 a year that “I’ll remember for a long time.” The singer-songwriter/guitarist has just released his fourth studio album – the eclectic and plentiful Heavy on the Vine, produced by Martin Sexton.

Ticketfly – Change is a Comin’

Shane Handler September 15, 2010 No Comments

Just when you thought the ticket buying process was a no win monopoly, up and comers Ticketfly is working on the fans' side to revolutionize the ticket buying process for both live music fans and promoters /venue owners alike.

Tauk The Talk

Shane Handler September 13, 2010 No Comments

Later this month, one of the best new pop-jam bands in the East will join forces with one of the West's finest. Tea Leaf Green returns the favor of some other pioneer jam acts that invited them on stage by inviting Long Island's fledgling Tauk out on the road for a swing up the PCH.

Dead Confederate

Shane Handler August 31, 2010 No Comments

Dead Confederate’s sophomore album Sugar, recorded by John Agnello (Hold Steady, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.), was shaped by touring with legends such as Dinosaur Jr. and Meat Puppets and gave Dead Confederate an increased appreciation for the early underground bands of the 80s and 90s that laid the foundation on which their sound is built. Writing songs in their studio on full instrumentation, Dead Confederate’s songs are shorter and more concise this second time around, dropping some of the ragged glory repetition of their heralded 2008 debut Wrecking Ball.

Garage a Trois: The Compound, Scottsdale, AZ 8/17/10

Shane Handler August 23, 2010 No Comments

Supporting their most recent effort Power Patriot that came out in late 2009 on the stellar Royal Potato Family label, Garage A Trois made no reservations about being playing the part of entertainers. With two one hour sets, the quartet put whimsicality and energy first, while placing compositional perfection somewhere down the priority line, but it didn’t matter – this is a live band and these four guys toss any preconceived jazz notions by way of prog and rock leanings.

Phish: Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY 8/17/10

Shane Handler August 19, 2010 No Comments

Closing this summer where they basically began last summer, Tuesday night’s fans were offered the perfect benchmark to see how far Phish has really come in their first year back. The Jones Beach ‘09 run showed great promise, featured a few debuts that are now set staples, and gave a glimmer of hope that the band was taking this third time around with a revived focus and commitment. One year later, all of that has apparently changed. People working the lot for a ticket were shutout, concise ‘09 debuts are being stretched and explored, and from the opening notes of “Fluffhead,” they delivered a top-to-bottom blowout that offered a heated first set and a second set that dipped into Type II territory.

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soul

Shane Handler August 11, 2010 No Comments

With all that Danger Mouse has tackled of late, he’s giving T-Bone Burnett a run for his co-production, co-mastermind skills. And unlike prior recent collaborations like Gnarls Barkley and Broken Bells, Dark Night of the Soul features Danger Mouse at his most haunting. Perhaps it’s an ironic show of foreboding that DM’s collaborator on this project – Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse committed suicide last March.

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage

Shane Handler August 9, 2010 No Comments

Like most documentaries, Beyond the Lighted Stage curates the course of Rush’s career through their album releases, revisiting how 2112 saved them from going back to their day jobs, while Permanent Waves got them on mainstream radio, and how the keyboard era of Grace Under Pressure through Presto alienated many fans but championed them as a band of progress and change. Although Rush doesn’t need an y new super fans, the power of Beyond the Lighted Stage will undoubtedly bring some new ones along for the ride.

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals: Grace Potter & The Nocturnals

Shane Handler June 30, 2010 No Comments

You’ve got me down on the floor,” coos Grace Potter on “Paris (Ooh La La),” the sultry opening track on her self-titled third album with the Nocturnals. And just as she’s revealed more leg and less Hammond B-3 with each album, Potter has also courageously taken those bold steps to mingle her sexuality with her soulful pipes.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Shane Handler June 11, 2010 No Comments

A year ago the name Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros would have attracted a big “huh?” Today, they are selling out club sized venues quite easily, and are destined to the breakout band of the summer festival season. Although the band is relatively young in history, (their first show as a full band was played 7/18/07), they are experienced, as the ensemble is led by Alex Ebert, former vocalist of the power pop group Ima Robot. Along with a crew of seasoned musicians – that is not unlike what the Polyphonic Spree were doing years back (without the white robes), Edwards Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros appear to be motivated by something bigger than themselves.

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