2005

Blackmore

Keith Hannaleck October 14, 2005 No Comments

This is something all of Blackmore

Tony Levin Band / Jim Weider Band 9/01/2005: Keegan Ale

Richard Clarke October 14, 2005 No Comments

Keegan Ales celebrated their second year of brewing fine ale by hosting a concert with two exceptional bands, in of all places, right in the brewery. The stage was set amongst the kegs, sacks of hops and barley, and other things, but the sound was surprisingly good considering the venue was essentially warehouse space with brewing equipment.

Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary

Shane Handler October 14, 2005 No Comments

You can blame The Arcade for Montreal suddenly losing the biggest secret in rock title. And you can blame The Arcade Fire for bringing art rockers Wolf Parade out on tour and transforming them into the North Country

The Rosebuds: Birds Make Good Neighbors

Garin Pirnia October 13, 2005 No Comments

The Rosebuds are one of those charming indie bands emerging from the storied North Carolina scene featuring such legends as Superchunk and Archers of Loaf.

Orenda Fink : Invisible Ones

Catherine L. Tully October 13, 2005 No Comments

Most people who have heard of Orenda Fink know her as one half of
Azure Ray, but her CD, Invisible Ones, says that this lady can stand
alone.

Brothers Past & The New Deal 8/08/2005: Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT

Joe Adler October 13, 2005 No Comments

The Brothers Past, three days into a month long tour, hit Burlington with a hard punch to the head. The show at Higher Ground was a duel headlining gig with The New Deal. Both sides of the club would take turns presenting each band back to back, and his night really exemplified why having two “clubs” in one for Higher Ground can make live music so interesting.

The Hold Steady: Profane & Profound – An Interview With Craig Finn

Tim J. Nelson October 13, 2005 No Comments

Capturing the sound of Minneapolis bands like the Replacements and Husker Du, The Hold Steady are lead by Craig Finn’s Kerouac-like observations. The Brooklyn band’s songs radiate with nightlife energy and vivid characters you

Soulive: Break Out

Shane Handler October 12, 2005 No Comments

In the true essence of keeping an old sound new again, Soulive has enlisted a number of very special guests for Break Out, their first release with the Concord Music Group after breaking ties with Blue Note. This time Ivan Neville, Corey Glover, Robert Randolph, Chaka Khan and Reggie Watts lend their talents in the key of soul to the mix. Not to be overlooked, the

Neil Young: Prairie Wind

Tim Newby October 12, 2005 No Comments

hankfully once ever decade or so Neil Young gets back together with his most underrated band, The Stray Gators (in this case the surviving members of the band), and releases an album that is an immediate masterpiece. Young ditches his electric guitar and gets back to a rootsy, acoustic sound with songs that seemed ripped from some small Midwestern town that has tumbleweeds blowing down the street, and an old man on every porch with a story to tell. Completing the trilogy that started with 1972