2012

Selah Sue: Selah Sue

Nick Gunther August 21, 2012 No Comments

Keep an eye on the horizon for this rising talent who is increasingly gaining momentum, she might just be “pretty much what you’re lookin’ for.”

Murder By Death: Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ 8/1/12

Teri Stevens And Robert Massie August 20, 2012 No Comments

Is there a more fitting show location for Indiana's Murder by Death ("MBD") than the Arizona Desert? MBD acclimates perfectly amongst the hot, dry, dusty landscape because their music sounds like an amalgamation of ghost towns, drunks, and the devil…when he went down to Georgia. Phoenix's young venue, Crescent Ballroom was bathed in red and black as MBD ripped through an hour and a half set filled with songs from all five (soon to be six) albums.

Strangefolk: Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT 8/11/12

Doug Collette August 20, 2012 No Comments

Cynics might see the Strangefolk reunion show at Waterfront Park August 11 as nothing more than an indulgence in nostalgia, something akin to the classic rock shows that tour the sheds each summer. But the rain-delayed event was more like the get-together of old friends in a genuine reconnection of their relationship, all parties just as interested in how they had changed as in how much they had stayed the same.

Guitarist Don Felder Speaks Out (INTERVIEW)

Leslie Michele Derrough August 20, 2012 No Comments

If all you know about Don Felder is that he was the guitar player in the Eagles who came up with the music to “Hotel California”, then you’ve obviously been hiding under a 1970’s-era rock. Publishing his autobiography, Heaven & Hell: My Life In The Eagles, in 2008, it not only opened the doors into one of the most influential and timeless bands of the peaceful easy feeling era but showed his own personal highs and lows in brutal honesty. Since leaving the band in 2000, he has continually played sold out solo shows and shared his memories of growing up poor in the musically fertile Gainesville, Florida. He is a scrapper with an eloquent tongue.

Passion Pit: Gossamer

David Hoffman August 17, 2012 No Comments

On Gossamer, Passion Pit is taking a step forward in craftsmanship, genre-bending experimentation and delivering once again a powerful and enjoyable album experience.

Saint Saviour: Union

Shawn Donohue August 17, 2012 No Comments

Saint Saviour is the stage name of Becky Jones who first came into the spotlight as a vocalist on Groove Armada’s 2010 album Black Light. Her first full length solo release Union finds her mixing and mining soundscapes and various singer/songwriting frontiers over the course of 14 songs with various success.

Shoes: Ignition

Doug Collette August 17, 2012 No Comments

Their first recording in 18 years, Shoes' Ignition reaffirms both their status as unsung heroes of American power-pop even as it confirms how willfully they've embraced their self-styled insularity over the years. This vibrant studio project is the work of musicians capitalizing on their chemistry

Coldplay – Xcel Center, Saint Paul, MN. 8.10.12

August 16, 2012 No Comments

Coldplay performing at the Xcel Center, Saint Paul, MN. 8.10.12.

Mark Evans – AC/DC’s Original Bassist

Leslie Michele Derrough August 16, 2012 No Comments

The adventures Mark Evans shares in Dirty Deeds range from the funny (Angus and Malcolm playing in the snow) to the strange (encountering a ghost in an old hotel), from the dark (the creeping onset of depression) to the darkest (the death of his daughter). These are the early days of AC/DC and for Evans, he just wanted to share his stories.

The English Beat: The Complete Beat

Doug Collette August 16, 2012 No Comments

English Beat were not the first of the Two-Tone groups–that honor goes to The Specials–but the Dave Wakeling-led band nurtured an eclectic style that broadened their appeal beyond the bounds of their peer bands from the early Eighties. In short order, then, The English Beat usurped the mantle of the movement.