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Trey Anastasio: Shine

Shane Handler October 31, 2005 No Comments

When Trey Anastasio closed the door on Phish last year, he managed to swiftly eliminate the

Calexico/Iron & Wine : In The Reins

Shane Handler September 23, 2005 No Comments

In the first of what we can only hope will become a series of collaborations between Calexico and Iron & Wine, this seven song effort features the minimalist Sam Beam approach floating on neo-folk and country-western waters.

Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon: Sixty Six Steps

Shane Handler July 26, 2005 No Comments

As a child, Mike Gordon and his family took a trip to the Bahamas. It was there, sitting by the pool, that he first heard the smooth, calypso rhythms of the Mustangs. Years later he would bring “Ya Mar” to the Phish table, but those island sounds would stay with him for much longer.

Earl Pickens: Country Music Jukebox

Shane Handler July 25, 2005 No Comments

Honky-tonk bars and love-sick cowboys aren’t exactly common on Long Island. And they certainly don’t make it into the New York punk scene. But somehow Earl Pickens managed to transition his Anti-Folk, East Village holler to more subdued, Lone Star drawl and do just that.

Ash: Meltdown

Shane Handler June 2, 2005 No Comments

Radio flavored rock in the form of Jet, though with a little 80

The String Cheese Incident: One Step Closer

Shane Handler May 31, 2005 No Comments

Following some growing pains, an apparent identity crisis, and an album with good intentions but questionable results, The String Cheese Incident release their fifth studio album, One Step Closer. But they inevitably sold themselves short on the title, ’cause this latest effort is far more than just a step – it’s more like leaps and bounds closer.

Trey Anastasio 4/14/2005: Hammerstein Ballroom, NY, NY

Shane Handler May 19, 2005 No Comments

Trey Anastasio, Trey Band, 70 Volt Parade, whatever you want to call it, it’s his signature style of groove/guitar rock again, just with a new supporting cast.

Fischerspooner : Odyssey

Shane Handler May 13, 2005 No Comments

Somewhere between The Chemical Brothers and the Pet Shop Boys, Fischerspooner interweave themselves within the Williamsburg art scene with robotic art-pop and ironic techno-melodrama.

Aimee Mann: The Forgotten Arm

Shane Handler April 27, 2005 No Comments

This time around, she may offer a few more casual, 70s radio rockers than normal, but there is still enough of her signature, heroin drone ballads meandering along to give it that eerie comfort she effortlessly creates.