2014

Pearl Jam – Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN 10/19/14 (PHOTOS)

Billy Briggs October 28, 2014 No Comments

Photos of Pearl Jam at the Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul on 10/19/14. Photos by Billy Briggs.

Jack Bruce 1943-2014 – Five Classic Basslines

James Roberts October 27, 2014 5 Comments

As the music world mourns the loss of rock and roll pioneer Jack Bruce, we decided to take a look back through the master’s long and storied history to examine

ALBUM STREAM – Swearing at Motorists – ‘While Laughing, The Joker Tells the Truth’

Glide October 27, 2014 4 Comments

After an eight-year sabbatical of sorts, former Secretly Canadian mainstay Swearing At Motorists has returned to the musical fray with a new album and live dates. The band has resurfaced

FREEMAN – The Parish, Austin, Texas 10/25/14 (SHOW REVIEW)

Neil Ferguson October 27, 2014 2 Comments

You can take Gene Ween out of Ween, but you can’t take the Ween out of Aaron Freeman. This fact was established within the first moments of Aaron Freeman taking

Zola Jesus – Webster Hall, New York, NY 10/19/14 (SHOW REVIEW)

Sand Avidar-Walzer October 27, 2014 No Comments

The trajectory of Nika Danilova’s Zola Jesus live shows has directly paralleled the trajectory of her recorded output: in just five years, she’s gone from mostly solo performances of lo-fi,

R.E.M. – Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions (ALBUM REVIEW)

Doug Collette October 27, 2014 No Comments

[rating=8.00] Recording in the studio for albums like Automatic for the People, R.E.M. pushed the boundaries of their readily identifiable style more (and arguably more successfully) than any of their

Phish – The Forum, Inglewood, CA 10/24/14 (PHOTOS)

Glide October 25, 2014 No Comments

Photos of Phish from The Forum in Inglewood, CA on 10/24/14. Photos by Paul Giunta. Setlist – Forum, Inglewood, CA 10/24/14 Set 1: 46 Days, Tube, Train Song, Ghost >

‘John Wick’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts October 24, 2014 1 Comment

[rating=7.00] The revenge thriller is, by nature, a limited genre. Sure, you can play with tropes and flip the script as much as you like; in the end, though, your

J Mascis- Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY 10/19/14 (SHOW REVIEW)

Shawn Donohue October 24, 2014 No Comments

Maybe it was his recent appearances on Portlandia, late night TV appearances or just his excellent new release Tied to a Star on Sub Pop, but whatever the reason J