2005

North Mississippi Allstars 10/15/2005: Record and Tape Traders, Towson, MD & 8/10 Club, Baltimore, MD

Tim Newby December 8, 2005 No Comments

Doubleheaders and good ole Blues Rock have seemed to go the way of cassette tapes and fondue, hard to find, outdated, and sorely missed. On an unseasonably warm night, psychedelic blues rockers The North Mississippi All-Stars brought their brand of homegrown Hill Country Blues to Baltimore and took baseball legend Ernie Banks

Stubbs The Zombie: Soundtrack: Various Artists

Jeffrey Greenblatt December 8, 2005 No Comments

For those of you out there that got subjected to listening to oldies radio on those long car rides with your parents, all the songs here will take to back to those days fighting with your brother and sister in the back seat, and they will be as familiar as the artists covering them.

Vorcza: Corner Of The Morning

Joe Adler December 8, 2005 No Comments

Stepping forward from their all instrumental debut Maximalist, Burlington, Vermont

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey: The Sameness of Difference

Jake Krolick December 7, 2005 No Comments

JFJO enters an area that they previously let lay untouched. They stray away from their wild unruly live performances and move to a cohesion and maturity as a band. They bring highs to jazz that are virtually unheard of today while continuing to weave together solid song basses. The Sameness of Difference is filled with obvious stand outs.

Laura Veirs: Year of Meteors

Jason Keil December 7, 2005 No Comments

Exasperating for the unassuming, Year of Meteors is twelve tracks of hypothesis and theories for those who are willing to reach the gratifying conclusion, you can judge a record by its cover: beautiful, lingering, and peculiar.

RAQ – B.B. King’s – New York City, NY

Glide December 6, 2005 No Comments

Photos by Andrew Francke of RAQ (with Al Schnier) at B.B. King’s in New York City, NY on 11.26.05

Antony and the Johnsons: I am a Bird Now

Simon Cohn December 6, 2005 No Comments

At just over 30 minutes, I Am a Bird Now is deceptively short; a beautifully concise effort that demands to be listened to in one sitting, and rewards the experience with a glittering sonic halo.

The Long Winters: Ultimatum

Garin Pirnia December 6, 2005 No Comments

Not evolving into the mediocrity of Counting Crows, The Long Winters fall into the category of indie in the vein of more than one hit wonder bands Harvey Danger and Nada Surf, who are passionate and attentive about personal experiences yet have commercial appeal. Ultimatum becomes a genial sample for a band that isn