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Patty Griffin: The Pageant, St. Louis, MO -3/30/07

Jason Gonulsen April 10, 2007 No Comments

Griffin’s performance at The Pageant during her current tour supporting her new album, Children Running Through, helped further reveal to me what she is all about. She rocked in high heels. She sang alone with her acoustic guitar. She was passionate and humble for every moment—sitting at the piano, sliding in her heels, smiling at and with her band, feeling overwhelmed by an appreciative crowd.

John Prine: Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA – 3/30/07

Andrew Bruss April 9, 2007 No Comments

Celebrating the 49th anniversary of Club Passim, John Prine performed a heart-felt performance at Sanders Theater, an age-old converted church that provided everyone in attendance with an environment that offered near-perfect acoustics, and cozy intimacy that set the mood just right.

Antibalas: Warsaw, Brooklyn NY 3.10.07

Eric Liebetrau April 6, 2007 No Comments

I've wondered about their staying power and ability to emerge from behind the long shadow of Fela Kuti and assert a fresher, more developed sound. At their album-release party (for Security) at the Warsaw in Brooklyn on March 10th, all doubts were laid to rest.

Bloc Party: United Palace Theater, New York, NY 3/30/07

Daniel Alleva April 5, 2007 No Comments

Bloc Party, the U.K. band currently touring the U.S. in support of their latest album A Weekend in the City, are known for giving live performances that possess the fury of The Clash or The Buzzcocks in their prime.

Benevento, Mathis & Dillon: Knitting Factory, NY, NY 3.9.07

Eric Liebetrau March 29, 2007 No Comments

As always, Benevento ranged across the keys, exploring melodies, harmonies and healthy doses of dissonance with equal skill and abandon. In the middle, Mathis anchored the sound, keeping the pace as Benevento and Dillon jockeyed for position. A consummate bass player and musician, Mathis served as the glue for the shape-shifting drums and keys.

Chris Difford: Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI 3/11/2007

Lauree Guyer March 21, 2007 No Comments

Chris Difford, formerly of Squeeze, has written songs with the best. In addition to his longtime writing partner, Glenn Tilbrook, Difford has worked with legends Elvis Costello and Elton John. Now, out on his own with several releases to his credit, Difford made his first U.S. tour in ten years, culminating at Shank Hall in Milwaukee.

Ben Kweller/Gomez: The Showbox, Seattle, WA – 2/15/2007

Gabriel Scheer March 20, 2007 No Comments

Ben Kweller recently opened for British stars Gomez at Seattle’s Showbox club, and the openers put on a show that, while technically skilled (and at times, even, intriguing), unfortunately did little to raise the heartbeat of this reviewer.

Sonic Youth: Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT – 2/18/07

Joe Adler March 12, 2007 No Comments

It’s hard to believe that Sonic Youth – whose two lead members Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon live in nearby Northampton, MA – haven’t yet made the trip up Interstate 91 to play in Burlington, Vermont. The stars aligned and the seminal indie band made a first-time trip to the Green Mountain State for a visit to Higher Ground.

The Slip: Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA 2/23/07

Andrew Bruss March 8, 2007 No Comments

The Slip's switch from loose jazzed-out odysseys towards verse/chorus/verse-oriented songwriting has played a big part in their recent break into the mainstream. This same progression is what has led many critics in the blogosphere to obsess over the aspect that they have gone from the “Jam-scene” to the “Indie scene.

Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter / Sparklehorse: Webster Hall, New York, NY 2/28/07

Martin Malloy March 7, 2007 No Comments

During the final day of February 2007, New Yorkers were treated to Sparklehorse’s second show in Manhattan in six months, a feat considering it took five years for 2006’s astonishing Dreamt For Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain to finally be released.

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