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Dr. Dog : Mercury Lounge, New York, NY 1/27/2006

Shawn Donohue February 1, 2006 No Comments

ooking like Mike Nesmith’s fan club, this five piece hit the stage just before midnight in silly wool hats, but the sweltering club had already served to warm them up. They collided into the music sans introduction, if there was any doubt about the energy and excitement in the room, it was obliterated under the first notes of the majestic show opener “Say Something.” The band who goes by their coded names are: TAXI: guitar, vocals, TABLES: bass, vocals, TEXT: keyboards, guitar and vocals, TURBO: trapset, vocals, THANKS: guitars, vocals.

Ok Go / Controller Controller : Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT 1/25/2006

Shane Handler January 27, 2006 No Comments

A Wednesday night and a blizzard is basically a promoter’s nightmare, but book a couple of derelict bands in a small venue and surely the promoter’s loss will be the audience’s gain. Reinventing the word tacky with their 70’s Lacoste formal fashions of paisley patterns and heinous ties, OK Go proved they weren’t all a bad fashion statement, while giving the small showcase lounge at Higher Ground something to shout about.

The Headhunters : Club Metronome – Burlington, VT 1/20/2006

Joe Adler January 26, 2006 No Comments

hile it was not a perfect show, The Headhunters performance on this night was raw and to the point. With the addition of George Porter to this group and the super sized keyboard skills of Jerry Z, the Headhunter’s legend is surely kept alive.

Toubab Krewe : Joe’s Pub – New York, NY 1/17/2006

Shawn Donohue January 25, 2006 No Comments

Toubab Krewe truly breakdown all genre barriers and have created their own sound, as they call it, “Afro-Cowboy-Ninja-Surf-Music”. When you catch them live you will call it a blast.

Big Island Shindig : Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR 12/31/2005

Jason Gershuny January 25, 2006 No Comments

Having ventured more than 3000 miles for my last New Year’s extravaganza, I decided a more local approach would suit the bill to ring in 2006. By the night’s end I was in no way disappointed, and in fact I was pleasantly surprised. I live in the heart of a wonderful city (Portland Oregon) and spent my New Years Eve traversing three separate gathering/parties and dancing at one joyous local concert that matched up two local musical staples Asbury Park and Big Island Shindig.

Morningwood : Bowery Ballroom, NYC, NY 1/11/2006

Shawn Donohue January 24, 2006 No Comments

Morningwood is a little wild and still gelling as a band, but certainly ready to bust out of their jeans.

moe. : Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC 12/31/2005

Richard Clarke January 20, 2006 No Comments

The countdown started for me when the “Welcome Back Carter” theme came waltzing out of the PA system. It was noticeably louder than the stream of music lost in the pre-show chatter and buzz inside the auditorium, and I knew the show was about to begin. That, for me, was a more palpable countdown than another tick of the clock turning over another year like an invisible odometer. moe. entered the stage with cartoonish wigs in seventies big fro style and assembled for what I found out upon arriving, was to be an opening acoustic set. Well that solidified it, I thought, I had chosen wisely when I decided to make this show my New Year’s Eve destination.

Gov’t Mule : Beacon Theater, NY, NY 12/29/2005

Chad Berndtson January 12, 2006 No Comments

As far the Mule Year's Eve run went, this opening night was the meat-and-potatoes end of it: unglamorous and not entirely surprising in setlist, guest list and general delivery.

Assembly of Dust : World Caf

Tim Newby January 12, 2006 No Comments

The Assembly of Dust has evolved from being a group of friends coming together to back lead singer Reid Genauer as he embarked on a solo career after his departure from the seminal jam-band Strangefolk in August of 2000, to developing into a tight cohesive unit with their own distinct style and sound.

The Slip / Apollo Sunshine : Southpaw, Brooklyn NY 12/30/2005

Shane Handler January 9, 2006 No Comments

With a recent Boston Phoenix nod as "Best New Band" and the Boston Herald placing them on their “5 Things To Change The Face Of Boston Arts and Entertainment” list, Apollo Sunshine was more of a co-bill than a true opener for fellow New Englanders, The Slip.

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