2005

Les Claypool and his Fancy Band – Roxy, Boston, MA

Glide November 29, 2005 No Comments

Photos by Brian Diescher of Les Claypool and his Fancy Band at the Roxy in Boston, MA 10/16/05.

Galactic / Lyrics Born 10/11/2005: Irving Plaza, NY, NY

Chad Berndtson November 29, 2005 No Comments

It’s been a year since Galactic parted ways with Theryl “The Houseman” deClouet and it seems the effusive fivesome is still trying to figure out how to handle vocals and lyrics.

Atmosphere: You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having

Chris Clark November 29, 2005 No Comments

Atmosphere made a good album in You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having. Filled with solid beats, sultry samples and a thriving musical relationship between Ant and Slug, the album proves to be Atmosphere’s most impressive recording to date, helping place Minneapolis and the rest of the Midwest on the musical map.

Echo & The Bunnymen: Siberia

William Ruben Helms November 28, 2005 No Comments

What Echo & The Bunnymen have created in Siberia is a rare piece of work

World Leader Pretend 10/16/2005: Sin-E – New York City, NY

Shawn Donohue November 28, 2005 No Comments

World Leader Pretend creates a sound that is hard to pin down, and I am sure that is just the way they like it. It

Robert Walter: A Super Heavy Organ (INTERVIEW)

Joe Adler November 28, 2005 No Comments

Robert Walter has been around the block more than once, spending time with the seminal live funk unit the Greyboy Allstars and his 20th Congress. Now Robert is stepping out with his new project Super Heavy Organ and laying down the groove with a newly reformed Steve Kimock Band.

Wilco: Kicking Television

Shane Handler November 24, 2005 No Comments

Kicking Television, recorded live at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, May 4-7, 2005, captures Wilco in the new Nels Cline/Pat Sansone/Mikael Jorgensen era, complete with sonic splashes, textured keyboards and disgruntled guitars to accompany Jeff Tweedy

Matt Pond PA: Several Arrows Later

Joe Long November 23, 2005 No Comments

Matt Pond PA are a consistent band. And when it comes to music, consistency can be both good and bad. It seems you know a new MP album will drop every year and this is the fifth from the band in the past five years. You know the quartet will have catchy melodies,
lovesick lyrics and usually some beautiful album art. Now centrally located in Brooklyn after leaving the brotherly confines of Philadelphia, not much has changed on Several Arrows Later.