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Reggie Watts: Live at Third Man Records

Jeff Strowe April 25, 2011 No Comments

Acerbic, arcane, and completely chaotic, Reggie Watts is one of the hottest names in comedy right now. Part funk musician, part beat-boxer, and full-time improvisational humorist, Watts has gained a great deal of exposure largely due to Conan O’Brien, who championed him as the opening act on last summer’s Legally Prohibited From Being on Television tour (Watts hilariously refers to him as Jimmy Fallon during this set). Since then, he has been touring worldwide and making frequent guest spots on Conan’s new late-night TBS talk show.

Jeff Beck: Jeff Becks’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul

Doug Collette April 22, 2011 No Comments

Jeff Beck’s Rock 'n' Roll Party is worth having even though it constitutes a marked digression from the fusion forays the British guitarist began with 1975’s Blow By Blow. Even more than the main concert footage, the bonus segments give varied perspective on the heartfelt sentiment involved in this tribute to Les Paul as well as valuable insight into the psyche of Jeff Beck.

Alison Krauss and Union Station: Paper Airplane

Bryan Rodgers April 22, 2011 No Comments

Paper Airplane, like the rest of Alison Krauss and Union Station's albums, is meant to please their diverse musical needs and equally diverse fan base. Nothing on this album is going to satiate their fans’ desire for the old stuff, but even after seven years away from the studio, the band’s reputation as country music’s most unpredictable jukebox is intact.

Old 97’s: Cat

Jeff Strowe April 21, 2011 No Comments

Rhett Miller wears many masks: the borderline creepy voyeur in “The Dance Class”, the ruthless libertine of “Won’t Be Home”, or the devotedly romantic lover in “Question”. The personalities that populate Miller’s landscape are complex and constantly shifting in their views, thoughts, and actions. In short, they are human: capable of being loved or loathed depending on the scene and situation

Coachella 2011 – Three Day Wrap Up

Gabriella Librizzi April 21, 2011 No Comments

Arcade Fire was greeted by a never ending crowd of people who had been looking forward to their headlining set all day. Their stage was set up like the outside of a movie theater and had clips of quirky old movies showing in the background. After a few powerful songs, Win Butler steps out and says, "If you had told me in 2002 that we would be headlining Coachella and having Animal Collective play before us, I would have thought you were full of shit.

Beans: End It All

Shawn Donohue April 20, 2011 No Comments

Beans is more Artist then Master of Ceremony and End It All is more art installation that you visit once and ponder then favorite album you play everyday.

Garage a Trois: Always Be Happy But Stay Evil

Nathan Rodriguez April 19, 2011 No Comments

With its fifth release, Garage a Trois has crafted an album destined to go down as one of the best instrumental releases of the last couple decades. That may sound a tad hyperbolic, but Always Be Happy but Stay Evil showcases the extraordinary range of four musicians at the top of their respective games.

Ani DiFranco: The Fillmore San Francisco, CA 4/06/2011

Peter Zimmerman April 18, 2011 No Comments

All in all, it was certainly an off night for Ani DiFranco and her band. But for a performer who is such a regular fixture on the folk circuit, it’s both understandable and forgivable. Still, as DiFranco continues to advance in her career, she could learn from going back and revisiting some of the rawness and emotional honesty of her earlier records to invigorate some of the new work with a similar empathy

The Arcade Fire: Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ 4/13/11

Shane Handler April 18, 2011 No Comments

The Arcade Fire re-write the rules of what a rock band looks like, appearing as the “high school band geeks” gone rock star cool. And as the band and fans sang in unison "ooh ooh ooh oooh” on the set finale “Wake Up," the Comerica Theater sounded like a World Cup soccer match – call it a win-win night for all in attendance.

TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light

Nick Gunther April 18, 2011 No Comments

Two and a half years removed from Dear Science, TVOTR has returned from their “indefinite hiatus” with a record that is thematic of love and the mind/body universal connection.

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