January 2009

Volume 19: Andrew Bird

Jason Gonulsen January 19, 2009 No Comments

In 2001, when I was overly busy following Ryan Adams and Cowboy Junkies around the Midwest, I was first introduced to a guy and his violin. This particular person could also whistle clear enough to give you chills, create imposing fractured patterns on guitar, and draw you into his music because it changed in similar ways your feelings do when you’re first in love. Of course, the guy I’m referring to is Andrew Bird.

Cause They’re Roo’s Clues, Roo’s Clues

Jeffrey Greenblatt January 18, 2009 6 Comments

While rumors that The Boss and Phish will headline Bonnaroo in June have been swirling around for weeks, we won’t get an official announcement until February 3. Just as he

Halloween, Alaska Return With “Champagne Downtown”

January 18, 2009 No Comments

East Side Digital recording group Halloween, Alaska has announced the upcoming release of its much anticipated third album. "CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN" – the Minnesota-based band’s first new music in more than

Gomez Announce New Record – “A New Tide”

January 18, 2009 No Comments

ATO Records recording artist Gomez has revealed details of its highly anticipated new album, A NEW TIDE. The eagerly awaited collection – the band’s sixth studio outing and follow-up to

Peter Doherty’s First Solo Album Due

January 18, 2009 No Comments

The first solo album by singer-songwriter PETER DOHERTY (Babyshambles, The Libertines) is complete, and scheduled for North American release on Astralwerks on March 24, 2009, the label announced today. The

Bob Mould Releasing Life And Times

January 18, 2009 No Comments

Bob Mould is arguably one of the most influential musicians of the alternative rock era, first for his early work with post-punk rabble-rousers Husker Du, followed by the college-rock-defining pop

Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns

Joanne Schenker January 18, 2009 No Comments

It’s hard to fathom that back in the ‘90’s Snow Patrol, a student band from Scotland, was teetering on thin ice. So thin that frontman Gary Lightbody had to sell his record collection to meet his monthly nut. Yet in the next 14 years, they not only reached land, but crossed over the universe…a story that unfolds through their albums, particularly the last three