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Matt Joiner: Wing

David Eduardo October 25, 2010 No Comments

With respect to Widespread Panic’s Jimmy Herring, the finest guitar work in the Low Country last weekend wasn’t the noodling at the North Charleston Coliseum. Another Athens, GA export was kicking it in Chuck Taylor’s and a flat cap in a dive bar a few exits west on Friday night. Matt Joiner was on absolute fire, and it isn’t a stretch to imagine the twenty-something rhythm and blues guitarist holding court in arenas one day soon—until then you're advised to catch his power trio at a hole in the wall in your neck of the woods.

CMJ Kickoff Party – Yo La Tengo/DOM/Screaming Females: Brooklyn Bowl, NYC, 10/19/10

Shawn Donohue October 22, 2010 No Comments

The official kick off party to 2010's CMJ festival was held in the pristine Brooklyn Bowl with pins crashing and guitars wailing. MOG put together a free show for fans to catch new all-stars and old superstars before the madness of all day parties, panel discussions and cheap beer starts flowing in every NYC venue possible.

Aloe Blacc: Good Things

Chris Calarco October 22, 2010 No Comments

Aloe Blacc's ability to re-interpret and reinvigorate the beloved soul sound with remarkable song arrangements makes this debut stand out from the oftentimes cookie cutter format of two chord vamps and throaty vocals. Good Things is a grower, gazing toward the classics for inspiration and standing tall next to the modern champions. Let its charm slowly burn.

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Gabriel Scheer October 21, 2010 No Comments

Röyksopp's new album, Senior, essentially eliminates the upbeat, focusing instead on the duo’s more ambient explorations. It is meant as a complement to its predecessor, the upbeat Junior, and in that sense it serves wonderfully

Eric Clapton: Clapton

Doug Collette October 21, 2010 No Comments

Boasting the presence of Wynton Marsalis and Allen Toussaint, Clapton does carry the distinction of impeccable craftsmanship, but without the famous name(s) attached to it, the album might not command much attention at all.

Third Day: Move

Jason Rooks October 20, 2010 No Comments

Third Day is a Grammy and Dove award winning southern rock band from Marietta, Georgia who have recorded over 14 albums and were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2009 with fellow Georgia rockers, Widespread Panic. Third Day continue to progress and enhance their sound with each album, while managing to stay true to their southern rock sound.

Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax: UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA 9/27/10

Leslie Michele Derrough October 20, 2010 No Comments

Featuring three of the biggest bands in the thrash/speed metal genre, the Jagermeister Music Tour has been rumbling across the states like a hell-bent tornado, sweeping up fans and tossing them into a whirlwind frenzy. Loud, fast, sweaty music never sounded so, well, entertaining.

New Idea Society: Somehow Disappearing

Jeremy Lukens October 19, 2010 No Comments

New Idea Society have crafted a sonic landscape that relies on nuance and sleight of hand rather than a routine pop rock formula. Though the music has a minimalist approach, its layered quality rewards repeated listening, with each play revealing something new. Sounds that don’t traditionally go together are combined, such as the frenzied drum rolls and jangling guitars of “Autumn You” or the marching drums and brooding melody of “Come Outside.”

Psychedelphia: Paradigm

Brian Robbins October 19, 2010 No Comments

Yep – Psychedelphia knows how to shape-shift and genre-morph, fo’ sure. At times, you might come close to accusing them of musical ADD, but if you put an ear to what’s happening, you can usually find the common thread that connects the various passages. And they’re versatile: they can do the spacey/loopy/how-are-they-ever-going-to-land-this-thing stuff (“Nano”) as well as breathe underwater courtesy of the air trapped inside big ol’ bass bubbles (“Submerged”).

Michael Franti & Spearhead: Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ 9/25/10

Annie Percival October 18, 2010 No Comments

It was a clear night, still a dose of summer heat in the sky and the people came strolling into Tempe’s Marque Theatre to see Michael Franti and Spearhead perform. All ages from teenagers to middle-agers, allthere with one thing in common….to feel the love. That was the vibe the entire night. Dancing, playful, intoxicated….happy people.

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