Shane Handler, Author at Glide Magazine

Vic Chesnutt & Elf Power: Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ 11/8/08

Shane Handler November 13, 2008 No Comments

Having recorded albums with Widespread Panic, Bill Frissell and Lambchop as his backing bands, Vic Chesnutt is no stranger to collaborations. He’s also no stranger to revealing his complicated view of the world through a chaste vulnerability that reveals un-hesitated pain and insecurities. Dark Developments, his most recent collaboration with fellow Athens, GA and Elephant 6 members Elf Power, transforms his dark lyrics amidst pop melodies that shine the artist in a new dimension.

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: Cardinology

Shane Handler November 10, 2008 No Comments

Cardinology isn’t the strongest Ryan Adams release to date, not even close, but it flows as a cohesive song cycle, perhaps a step forward for an artist who has recently struggled with those inner demons.

AC/DC: Black Ice

Shane Handler November 3, 2008 No Comments

With a number one album, a Rock Band video game, and a cover of Rolling Stone magazine, 35 years later AC/DC have hit their popularity peak. Although their creativity might have peaked after 1980’s Black in Black, Black Ice, their 15th studio album proves you can rock almost as hard in your fifties as you did in your early twenties.

Earl Greyhound, Portugal. The Man: The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ 10/18/08

Shane Handler October 27, 2008 No Comments

he club scene has long been a productive shed for bands that most of pop culture really don’t appreciate. Take Yo La Tengo, Les Savy Fav or Lambchop – they’ve been playing a long time but haven’t reached theater status yet. Two bands sharing the bill at The Clubhouse in Tempe: Earl Greyhound and Portugal The Man brought their uncanny ability to awe and maybe one day earn their name in bigger lights.

Nate Wilson Group- Hear The Echoes

Shane Handler October 20, 2008 No Comments

With The Nate Wilson Group’s debut release Unbound, Wilson has woven his musical influences into something original yet cohesively familiar. Fom the opening raunchy guitar chords on “Hear The Echoes,” the band appears to have more in kinship to The White Stripes and James Gang, where the swirling mellotron flourishes echo Pink Floyd and Wilson’s soft vocals reflect an edgier Paul Simon.

TV On The Radio: Dear Science

Shane Handler October 13, 2008 No Comments

Following their joyless dark masterpiece, 2006’s Return to Cookie Mountain, TV on the Radio was due for a prescription of musical prozac. Enter Dear Science, full of disco jams, new wave bouncers and patterns of soul, post-punk, and techno in favor of the art noise uncertainty of prior TV on the Radio.

Dead Confederate: Wrecking Ball

Shane Handler October 3, 2008 No Comments

Sure Dead Confederate may have one of the best names in rock, but as their name suggests, they stand out amongst their peers with ragged space rock elements that leap with wailing jams and harrowing unpredictability.

Sonya Kitchell

Shane Handler October 3, 2008 No Comments

Sonya Kitchell established herself as a breakout artist at age 15, when she recorded the album Words Came Back to Me and found herself performing on TV talk shows, notching respectable sales and collecting many a glowing review. Now 19 years old, the Massachusetts-bred singer/songwriter is back with This Storm, an accomplished effort that combines folk's searching sentiments with pure pop bliss.

David Gilmour: Live in Gdańsk

Shane Handler October 2, 2008 No Comments

But Gdansk's highlight is “Echoes,” the full 25 minutes of the Floyd classic that rivals the majesty of the Meddle version, as Gilmour’s guitar weeps strong. And this being s one of Wright’s final recorded performances, his vocals on “Comfortably Numb,” make Live in Gdansk as solid a live album as there ever was, even if its not Pink Floyd..it’s damn close.

My Morning Jacket: Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ 9/23/08

Shane Handler September 30, 2008 No Comments

The two and a half hour show rocked tight during “Gideon,” jammed mysteriously throughout “Dondante” and playfully expressed the funky flavor the band is currently experimenting with during “Highly Suspicious.” My Morning Jacket might very well be the new Radiohead or Wilco – either way, they got a good thing going, lucky for all of us involved.

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