2012

Video: Mallrats – It’s Not A Schooner or a Sailboat

Ryan Dembinsky June 27, 2012 No Comments

Find out what was in the secret image in at the picture at the stand in MallRats.

Faux The Archives: A Phish Compilation

Scott Bernstein June 27, 2012 6 Comments

Today marks the debut of a new series of Phish compilations.

XNY

Deb Draisen June 27, 2012 No Comments

XNY Singer/songwriter Pam Autuori and drummer neighbor Jacob Schreiber began their relationship with dueling sessions against the wall of their adjoined apartments until finally deciding to work together, forming Little Liars in 2010. Recognizing quickly that New York had the better scene, they changed their identity to XNY and relocated to the city. Their debut album, Through the Walls dropped in early June an the band provided me with a very entertaining history this past week.

Gillian Welch: Musical Instrument Musueum, Phoenix, AZ 6/2/12

Shane Handler June 27, 2012 No Comments

Although the performance was billed as ”Gillian Welch,” it’s clearly a team effort here as David Rawlings is an essential part to their creative process, and a prominent musical partner on stage. By flat-picking his 1935 Epiphone Olympic guitar, Rawlings, with a cowboy hat tilted down to shadow most of his face, evokes an addictive flavor of dissonance that fuels tenderness and rawness. He also balances intensely visceral fervor with restraint, providing the songs with plenty of passion but without ever disrupting their delicacy.

Natalie Merchant (w/ The San Francisco Symphony): Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA 06/18/2012

Peter Zimmerman June 27, 2012 No Comments

There are a few times when the collaboration bears a sum much greater than its constituent parts, in which orchestra and singer weave a synaesthetic grandeur that is utterly enthralling. Natalie Merchant's show last week was one of those nights.