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Esperanza Spalding: Merriam Theater, Philadelphia, PA 10/14/11

Nick Gunther October 26, 2011 No Comments

One of the most captivating musical characteristics of Esperanza Spalding is the way she uses her phenomenal voice as an instrument. Her vocal presence appears to act as a guide at times for the pieces. Communication is essential for musicians when performing together and when Spalding sings in a scat manner or just free-flowing, the sound seems to define what she is thinking right at the moment; something that can equally be translated from the other musicians onstage.

Modernist Pop Band Islands Releasing A Sleep & A Forgetting

October 25, 2011 No Comments

Acclaimed modernist pop band ISLANDS will release their new album A Sleep & A Forgetting this February 14th via Anti-Records. In anticipation, the band will be performing a very special

Dawes/Blitzen Trapper: Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ 10/10/11

Shane Handler October 24, 2011 No Comments

The co-headling Dawes/Blitzen Trapper bill made for a quintessential first week gig at Phoenix’s new Crescent Ballroom. The Ballroom offers excellent sight lines along with small bleacher section, good beer, no douche-bag staff – allowing the venue to appear it was built from a indie record store war-room strategy – “how to build a kick-ass music room.” And here were two bands that have experience playing both big and small stages and who play with an experimental folk side that are influenced by Jackson Browne to the Flaming Lips.

Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 10/02/2011

Peter Zimmerman October 24, 2011 No Comments

Welch and Rawlings’ show at the Fillmore yet again showed why they’re leaders of the Americana and bluegrass world. Their songs have an enchanting solemnity, gravity of earthly knowledge and simple chords and instruments that manage to convey a vast spread of emotions and rhythms.

Foster The People: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 10/13/2011

Jeffrey Taylor October 21, 2011 No Comments

Make no mistake, seeing a Foster The People show is definitely worth it. Any missteps are more reflective of the interesting and special problems that breakout bands face, and leads one to look forward to their next moves with suspense.

Jackie Greene: Higher Ground, So. Burlington VT 10.13.11

Doug Collette October 20, 2011 No Comments

It was an especially pleasant interlude in a performance that would satisfy any fan of Jackie Greene and sufficiently surprise anyone else they’d be convinced to see him again.

Rick Springfield: Hard Rock Live, Biloxi, MS, 09/30/11

Leslie Michele Derrough October 19, 2011 No Comments

Let’s get something straight: Rick Springfield is not Metallica, not even Bon Jovi, but the man has something inside of him that comes alive in front of an audience.

Deer Tick: Cat

Jeff Strowe October 19, 2011 No Comments

Every now and then it’s good to get your head rattled a bit by a good rock show. Monday night, the native sons of Providence, Rhode Island rolled into town and blew the roof off of Carrboro’s newly reconfigured Cat’s Cradle. Over the course of 19 songs and 90 minutes, guitarist-singer John McCauley, lead guitarist and Last Waltz-era Robbie Robertson doppelganger Ian O’Neil, keyboardist/saxophonist Rob Crowell, bassist Chris Ryan and his drummer brother Dennis plowed through their set with an unbridled and furious burst of energy that enthusiastically resonated with the amped-up crowd who filled the floor, looking to sing, dance, and fist-pump their way through the evening.

Indigo Girls: Strathmore Music Center, North Bethesda, MD 10/09/2011

Peter Zimmerman October 17, 2011 No Comments

The Indigo Girls brought their four-piece band to the beautiful Strathmore Music Center in N. Bethesda, MD last week, where they merged together fan favorites, old gems and brand new songs into a cohesive and utterly enjoyable two hour-long set.

Erasure: Fox Theater, Oakland, CA 10/04/2011

Jeffrey Taylor October 13, 2011 No Comments

It was a banner week for Erasure’s Vince Clarke and Andy Bell when they arrived at Oakland’s Fox Theater for their sold out performance. Clarke, the strong-but-silent founding member of

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