November 2008

Monday’s Hors d’Oeuvres: Freaks Ball IX

Straight off of their high-profile performances at Sullivan Hall this weekend, the Leeds-based funksters New Mastersounds return to the city on January 10 to headline the ninth-annual Freaks Ball at

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Tour Dates: Winwood Keeps Rolling With It

It’s been quite the year for former Spencer Davis Group/Traffic/Blind Faith member Steve Winwood – reuniting with Eric Clapton for a string of shows, turning 60, releasing a new solo

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Ryan Adams Covers The Foo Fighters

After a whirlwind end of October in New York City featuring a stealth show, rocker Ryan Adams and the Cardinals jetted off to Europe to start an extensive tour of

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Televised Tune: On The Tube This Week

Way back in In 2006, post-rockers Sigur Rós played a series of unannounced concerts around their homeland during the endless magic hour of the Icelandic summer. The resulting film, Heima,

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Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: Cardinology

Cardinology isn’t the strongest Ryan Adams release to date, not even close, but it flows as a cohesive song cycle, perhaps a step forward for an artist who has recently struggled with those inner demons.

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Matthew Sweet: Sunshine Lies

Arguably one of the architects of alternative rock, Matthew Sweet is nevertheless a pop traditionalist of the highest order. His watershed 1991 album Girlfriend, like more diverse productions such as In Reverse and Living Things, is centered on the work of a compact rock and roll combo and so too is Sunshine Lies.

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Jersey City Councilman Pisses on DSO Fans

If you’ve ever been to Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club you’re probably familiar with the extremely zealous security at the venue. You can’t get away with shit…or apparently piss as Jersey

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