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Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival: Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak, FL 11/11/2010

Skip Tapp December 2, 2010 No Comments

his year’s fourth annual Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival might well be remembered as Brrrrrr Creek. There were beautiful daytime temperatures in the low to mid 70’s, but once the sun began to fall into the western sky, so did the temps, with lows in the mid to high 30’s. As always, though, the hosts, the Suwannee Music Park and festival promoter, Paul Levine, know how to put on a festival. The Suwannee folks get lots of practice though, now hosting multiple festivals throughout the year, including the Allman’s Wanee Festival, Suwannee Springfest, Magnolia Fest and this year’s new Blackwater Festival.

Dawes: Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR 11/19/10

Chris Calarco December 2, 2010 No Comments

On November 19th in Portland, Dawes shook down the Doug Fir Lounge. es plays with a hauntingly precious blend of Laurel CanyonIf you don’t know Dawes, get on it. A four-piece band of young whippersnappers from Los Angeles, none older than 23; Daw harmonies, Americana soul, and dash of rock n’ roll.

Gov’t Mule: The Music Box, Hollywood, CA 11/5/0

Joe Raniere December 2, 2010 No Comments

To those who get a glimpse of Hollywood and some of its residents through reality shows and supermarket tabloids, the place must seem like a bottomless pit of shallowness. While there is plenty to validate such thoughts, it’s a big town that also caters to those looking for something with substance. Many of these types could be found at the Music Box on November 5th, where Gov’t Mule brought their annual west coast run to a spectacular close.

Phil Collins: Going Back – Live at the Roseland Ballroom NYC

Ryan Reed December 1, 2010 No Comments

If Live at Roseland proves to be Phil Collins' swan song (as the bonus feature interview seems to suggest), then it's a fitting, heartfelt close to a misunderstood, undervalued career.

Easy Star All-Stars: Dubber Side of the Moon

Jason Macneil November 30, 2010 No Comments

It’s been done and will be done many times again but when artists decide to honor a classic rock album, it can end up being a stale, cheesy rehash or resulting in something truly strong. Thankfully, when it comes to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon the Easy Star All Stars can dub this album primarily fabulous.

Fistful of Mercy: Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA 11/17/10

Gerry Hardy November 30, 2010 No Comments

Seated on stools at either side of the stage with third member Arthur positioned in the middle, they were three equals; more like friends jamming together at a local bar; with not Harper or Dhani being the focus of the evening. If anything Arthur played perhaps the larger role, handling a good deal of the vocals and banging occasionally on drums when not playing his guitar.

Underworld: Barking

Gabriel Scheer November 30, 2010 No Comments

It’s safe to say that, along with Faithless, Underworld created the soundtrack for the mid-90s for this writer, a time of club music and club going, of raves and dance parties and general electronic carrying on. To this day, their breakout hit “Born Slippy” can send shivers down my spine. So how does a duo who’s been playing together since 1979 (seriously, that long) fare releasing an album in 2010 that is remarkably true to that mid-90s sound, if slightly updated? Not badly at all.

Bob Dylan: Terminal 5, New York, NY 11/23/10

Shawn Donohue November 30, 2010 No Comments

Lately when Bob Dylan plays his adopted city he has chosen to do so in theaters or gardens, but the smallish Terminal 5 was the perfect choice this Thanksgiving season; you could tell the intimacy added to the legends performance. With the consistent rhythm of Tony Garnier the band flowed along, allowing Charlie Sexton to roam free before sliding into duals with Dylan’s keyboard. More of a bluesman then most would like to admit, the roadhouse style of rollicking was on display plenty tonight.

Liz Phair: Funstyle

Ric Hickey November 29, 2010 No Comments

Phair's new Funstyle CD is a weird accomplishment. It’s pure fluff. But because it comes from our darling Liz I wonder if we don’t reflexively apply an extra measure of serious scrutiny to it than we might for a new record by Christina Aguilera or Kylie Minogue

Of Montreal: False Priest

Brian Gearing November 29, 2010 No Comments

If Of Montreal’s over-sexed genre-hopping cast any doubt on Kevin Barnes’ commercial potential, False Priest puts them to rest. With his (at least) metaphorical muse found in the enigmatic Janelle Monae, Barnes reigns in the verbal-orgy-as-art attention deficit freakout, and paints a pretty graphic picture of love in the age of therapy and public discourse.

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