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Vienna Teng: The Triple Door, Seattle, WA 9/4/08

Gabriel Scheer September 15, 2008 No Comments

rom the get-go, it is worth noting that Vienna Teng is a great musician. She writes lyrically compelling songs that provide the perfect platform for the duet of her piano and lovely voice. However, in a recent show at Seattle’s Triple Door, performing as part of a quartet (Teng was accompanied by three solid musicians on violin, cello, and percussion), her talent was truly on display.

The Felice Brothers: Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT 9/4/08

Doug Collette September 11, 2008 No Comments

How startling it is to watch and listen to The Felice Brothers? Imagine if you will five characters that seem to have walked straight out of tunes from Bob Dylan and The Band’s Basement Tapes. Their connection with the rustic mythos suggests they heard that music as infants or perhaps even Music From Big Pink, from within the womb?

Nellie McKay: Neumo’s, Seattle, WA 8/14/08

Gabriel Scheer September 9, 2008 No Comments

What does one get when crossing the innocent, vintage look and feel of Holly Golightly (of Breakfast at Tiffany’s fame) with the unique solo style of Joanna Newsome, both complemented by an intelligent acknowledgement of both local and national politics? Nellie McKay.

G Love & Special Sauce: Pine Mountain Ampitheater, Flagstaff, AZ 8/29/08

Jamie Thousand September 8, 2008 No Comments

Salty blues, free flow’n hip hop & roots. You call it the way you hear it, because G. Love and Special Sauce doesn’t fit into a typical music genre. But after 13 years of playing music one thing’s for certain… the Philly band always keeps it served up like a cold beverage.

Strange Design: Sullivan Hall, New York City, NY 8/22/8

Eric Liebetrau September 8, 2008 No Comments

Created following the dissolution of Phish in 2004, Strange Design sets a purpose similar to that of Grateful Dead re-creationists Dark Star Orchestra. The members—guitarist Matthew Chase, bassist Ben Markowitz, drummer Adam Chase and keyboardist Aaron Levy—don’t just play Phish tunes; they inhabit them. Also like DSO, they play entire shows exactly as they were played originally, fine-tuning each detail to ensure faithful reproduction.

Lyrics Born – Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, CA 8/22/08

Jack Spilberg September 5, 2008 No Comments

Outside Lands boasted what was quite possibly the most impressive lineup for a summer music fest this year. Lyrics Born faced some heavy competition for attendee attention as he was scheduled right up against The Black Keys and Beck. Those within earshot though were irresistibly drawn in by his charismatic rhyme style and infectious groovesthat the Lyrics Born band has become well known for.

BoDeans: The Triple Door, Seattle, WA 8/18/08

Gabriel Scheer September 3, 2008 No Comments

BoDeans are an engaging band who has stood the test of time. Their longevity – and the reasons for it – were on clear display at their recent show at Seattle’s gorgeous Triple Door.

Dr. Dog: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY 8/27/08

Shawn Donohue September 3, 2008 No Comments

Decorating the stage with huge potted plants and flower garlands around the microphones, Dr. Dog created an overgrown garden on stage, adding to the already down-home-vibe of the music, this theatrical setting transported the audience to a remote forest glade for the performance.

Allman Brothers Band, Ratdog: Jones Beach Ampitheater, Wantagh, NY 8/13/08

Chad Berndtson August 24, 2008 No Comments

It's uncomfortable to say so—given all the other variables and the fact that they still bring the heat with such regular intensity—but five years removed from the last, and one of its best, original albums (2003's Hittin the Note) the Allman Brothers Band is in a holding pattern. A new year and another batch of covers—however excitingly rendered–just isn't going to hold the critics back any longer. We need some new tunes, boys—some new fire in the blues-rockin' belly.

Body Count: Brooklyn, New York, NY 8/14/08

Shawn Donohue August 19, 2008 No Comments

Yeah, THAT Body Count. In what was a surprising night all around, the controversial metal band from 1992 is still kicking ass, believe me they were tighter then I could have ever imagined but before we get to them we need to talk about the under card this night.

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