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JJ Grey & Mofro: Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT 4/25/13

Doug Collette May 8, 2013 No Comments

Mofro’s appearance at Higher Ground was a reminder of what a rare pleasure well-performed live music can be. And it’s all the more so pleasurable when that performance takes place in front of an audience present for the music above all else. The larger of the two rooms at the South Burlington venue held roughly two hundred people by the time The Eric Krasno Band finished, but given the acclamation afforded the openers (who proffered a well-intentioned but decidedly work-in-progress set), they were all there for the music.

Youth Lagoon: Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ 4/21/13

Spring Eselgroth May 6, 2013 No Comments

Curled over a keyboard for the majority of his set, Idaho native Trevor Powers, a.k.a Youth Lagoon, shared songs of his life thus far at the Crescent Ballroom. Singing in a childlike voice, Powers makes sense of what it means to be 22 and feel both young and old and every age in between.

Jim James: Webster Hall, New York, NY 4/29/13

D.f. Warner May 3, 2013 No Comments

This night was a showcase of Jim James, whose meandering musical aesthetic is matched only by his evolving stage persona. His head-banging, cape-wearing, throwback rock-star act has given way to a suit-and-tie soul presence augmented by sliding, shimmying, and close (sometimes physical) interaction with his audience. His hyperactive, Flying V guitar solos on songs like “God’s Love to Deliver” were balanced by soulful, competent saxophone parts that added depth to a performance marked by the careful, intense delivery of the album’s uplifting, zen-like lyrics.

The Lone Bellow : Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA 4/20/13

Albie Cullen May 2, 2013 No Comments

Between the material and the musicianship there is no doubt that the Lone Bellow will be at the arena level in short order. Their live show removes some of the record's Nashville slick, production varnish which allows the music's roots and influences to shine through- in part its almost like attending a good ol' Southern Revival.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Weekend One Highlights: The Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LA, 4/26-28/13

Leslie Michele Derrough May 2, 2013 No Comments

The thunder rolled, the rain poured down and the fans danced and sang, bringing the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a joyously muddy conclusion. For the past few years, the Fest has lucked out with decent weather; and for the most part, the three day weekend was lavished with partly-sunny skies, some late afternoon breezes and typical sweat-conjuring humidity. So the raindrops were long overdue and not unexpected, if you paid attention to local forecasters all week.

Sum 41: Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, MN 3/30/13

Jeff Mozey April 29, 2013 No Comments

Following a disappointing cancellation during the 2010 Vans Warmed Tour stop in Minnesota, Sum 41 had finally found its way back to The North Star State, performing at Mill City Nights amidst an ongoing tour to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their 2012 album Does This Look Infected?

2013 Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival: San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernardino, CA 3/30/13

Cailyn Finkel April 22, 2013 No Comments

Though the atmosphere made it hard to listen objectively, especially through the visible marijuana haze and palpable energy, there were some artists whose performances didn’t live up to expectations. Maybe it’s puberty finally setting in, or a lot of vocal editing in the studio, but Joey Bada$$’s voice was much deeper than in his recorded tracks. It was most noticeable in “Waves,” when he began it was hard to believe it was even him. In addition to that unexpected factor, his energy seemed to die of during the second part of his set on the Due’s Paid stage.

The Black Crowes: House of Blues, Boston, MA 4/11/13

Albie Cullen April 22, 2013 No Comments

Declaring the hiatus over the band has returned this spring with the “Lay Down With Number 13” tour. Many of the shows sold out quickly. Therein lies the rub, as the fans of Moneymaker and the follow-up The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion prefer the known quantity whereas the Fillmore fans look for the unknown, experimental side of the group. On Thursday the Crowes did their best to appease both camps.

Sigur Ros: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 04/17/2013

Peter Zimmerman April 19, 2013 No Comments

Respect flowed both ways last night, between the individual and the collective, the fans and the band, and after two hours, everyone walked away a little more at peace than they'd been before.

The Flaming Lips: The Terror

Patrick Flanary April 16, 2013 No Comments

True to its title, The Terror is indeed a woozy fright of a record, one long song in nine parts, like a padlocked dream with no beginning or end. Yet where 2009’s elaborate Embryonic offered the occasional break and variation, The Terror provides no such escape. Its tempo creeps along at little more than a crawl, underscoring a level of unsettlement never quite felt from a Flaming Lips record, and that’s saying something. Imagine a venomous cousin of The Soft Bulletin’s “Spiderbite Song,” and you’re getting close.

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