2006

Ok Go / Controller Controller : Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT 1/25/2006

Shane Handler January 27, 2006 No Comments

A Wednesday night and a blizzard is basically a promoter’s nightmare, but book a couple of derelict bands in a small venue and surely the promoter’s loss will be the audience’s gain. Reinventing the word tacky with their 70’s Lacoste formal fashions of paisley patterns and heinous ties, OK Go proved they weren’t all a bad fashion statement, while giving the small showcase lounge at Higher Ground something to shout about.

Tarantula A.D.: Book of Sand

Shawn Donohue January 27, 2006 No Comments

Laid out in theatre format and playing like the soundtrack to a mid century German film on existentialism produced by a floundering grad student, Book of Sand’s music bores from start to finish. The three main movements titled “The Century Trilogy: Conquest, Empire and The Fall” are grandiose in title only. The album is fundamentally instrumental with random chanting; some of it from guest Devendra Banhart, however the ghostly wails do nothing to further the music in any direction.

Lake Trout: Changing The Lens

Brian Gearing January 26, 2006 No Comments

Lake Trout has grown to become a mature, focused band of rock careerists. The classic rock seeds of their youth and the jazz and hip-hop flavors of young adulthood merged with electronic inspirations, providing the the ability to weave those digital threads into ghostly indie rock.

The Headhunters : Club Metronome – Burlington, VT 1/20/2006

Joe Adler January 26, 2006 No Comments

hile it was not a perfect show, The Headhunters performance on this night was raw and to the point. With the addition of George Porter to this group and the super sized keyboard skills of Jerry Z, the Headhunter’s legend is surely kept alive.

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Self-Titled and Daylight Again – Remastered

Keith Hannaleck January 26, 2006 No Comments

Rhino has remastered and repackaged two of the most classic Crosby, Stills, and Nash recordings. The groundbreaking self-titled debut and Daylight Again, with its interesting cover design, now sound magnificent reformatted in HDCD.

Big Island Shindig : Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR 12/31/2005

Jason Gershuny January 25, 2006 No Comments

Having ventured more than 3000 miles for my last New Year’s extravaganza, I decided a more local approach would suit the bill to ring in 2006. By the night’s end I was in no way disappointed, and in fact I was pleasantly surprised. I live in the heart of a wonderful city (Portland Oregon) and spent my New Years Eve traversing three separate gathering/parties and dancing at one joyous local concert that matched up two local musical staples Asbury Park and Big Island Shindig.

The Gourds: Heavy Ornamentals

Tim Newby January 25, 2006 No Comments

Heavy Ornamentals, the eighth album from The Gourds, contains thirteen new songs that are full of the classic Gourd elements – enigmatic lyrics, soaring melodies and an unfettered sense of musical freedom.

Toubab Krewe : Joe’s Pub – New York, NY 1/17/2006

Shawn Donohue January 25, 2006 No Comments

Toubab Krewe truly breakdown all genre barriers and have created their own sound, as they call it, “Afro-Cowboy-Ninja-Surf-Music”. When you catch them live you will call it a blast.

Morningwood : Bowery Ballroom, NYC, NY 1/11/2006

Shawn Donohue January 24, 2006 No Comments

Morningwood is a little wild and still gelling as a band, but certainly ready to bust out of their jeans.

East River Pipe: What Are You On?

Shane Handler January 24, 2006 No Comments

Take the outlandish theatrics away from the Flaming Lips and you get the bare-boned lo-fi twisted pop hymns of East River Pipe. The man behind the New Jersey namesake is none other than F.M. Cornog, whose spacey voice clearly provokes the question holding the title of his latest release

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