Show Reviews

Ingram Hill 1/12/2005: House of Blues, Cleveland OH

Robert Massie March 16, 2005 No Comments

Ingram Hill is steadily climbing a mountain of success. The recent explosion of June

Longwave 2/12/2005: Luna Lounge – New York, NY

Jennifer Harmon March 15, 2005 No Comments

Gracing the stage at exactly midnight, this Longwave show was to mark the upcoming closing of the Luna Lounge. The New York band pleased the audience by offering up a wide mixture of songs from its music vault including older tunes from the Untitled EP. The group played a lot off their first full-length disc, The Strangest Things, which is often compared to early U2, to new songs from the upcoming sophomore effort, There’s A Fire.

Tony Furtado 1/04/2005: The Norva, Norfolk, VA

Brian Gearing March 14, 2005 No Comments

Blending acoustic slide guitar with woodsy tales of the everyday, Furtado

Medeski Martin & Wood 2/08/2005: Tonic, New York, NY

Shane Tobin March 11, 2005 No Comments

For the next month or so, many artists are playing benefit shows to allow New York City’s Tonic to continue operating. On March 7 and 8th, Medeski Martin & Wood offered their services and gave fans the opportunity to see them perform in one of the clubs where they got their start.

Keller Williams 1/26/2005: The Pageant – St. Louis, MO

Jason Gonulsen March 9, 2005 No Comments

The Keller Williams experience for the casual fan is a bit of an odd experience. If you aren

Tarantula 1/26/2005: Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT

Joe Adler March 9, 2005 No Comments

Tarantula adventured through a set of music making nods to classical as well as dark metal music, gypsy, and strange circus like music. However, this night of Tarantula did unfortunately have one missing element that was obvious – Jamie Reeder was missing. If they made mention of her absence, I did not hear it. Jamie

Ratatat 2/09/2005: Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT

Shane Handler March 8, 2005 No Comments

With their flair for electronics, low end bass and climatic riffs, Ratatat might do well for themselves by learning to stretch things out a bit. After the appetizing forty-five minute set, there was clearly room left for a main course at Higher Ground.