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Dinosaur Jr. @ First Avenue
November 20, 2009 – 10:59 am | No Comment

The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren’t providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn’t on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band’s entire career.

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Nikki Sudden: “Truth Doesn’t Matter” Update
August 17, 2006 – 10:00 am | No Comment

Do you ever feel like you missed out on something good while you had the chance, but if only you had dug a little deeper… After hearing the Nikki Sudden’s “Seven Miles” I was …

The Colour “Devil’s Got A Holda Me EP”
August 17, 2006 – 9:41 am | No Comment

Rather than a slow brooding rock monster, what seems to be at the core of The Color is a bit of a paranoid, caffeine induced garage-blues. The LA-based band has a funny way about …

All The Girls And Boys Tell Me That It’s Alright: Favourite Sons
August 17, 2006 – 9:30 am | No Comment

Rising from the ashes of Rollerskate Skinny and Philadelphia’s Aspera comes Favourite Sons, a remarkable New York-based garage hipster five-piece. Though the band came together in the late months of 2004 it seems to …

Sloan: “Never Hear The End Of It” Update
August 17, 2006 – 9:00 am | 2 Comments

Sloan’s upcoming release Never Hear The End Of It is scheduled as a single CD set with 30 tracks. Three zero. That’s four sides of vinyl to you culture bullies out there. …

Kaki King: “Yellowcake” Video
August 16, 2006 – 2:59 pm | No Comment

Kaki King has been a beautiful musical obsession of mine for the past few months and upon release of her latest album I was delighted to find out that she experimented with her own voice …

Gnarls Barkley on the Late Show with David Letterman
August 16, 2006 – 2:47 pm | One Comment

Just in case if you’re not Crazyd out yet, here’s your fix of Gnarls Barkley for the day. This coming from a performance from this past monday on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Gnarls …

Bob Dylan “Cold Irons Bound” Video
August 16, 2006 – 2:30 pm | 2 Comments

The new Bob Dylan video is interesting in that it focuses on where Dylan is at, at this one point in history. I liken this video to a performance a few years pack at …

A Long-Winged Passage: Shearwater
August 16, 2006 – 11:00 am | One Comment

Jonathan Meiburg, formerly the keyboardist for Okkervil River, takes the reigns as lead vocalist on the band’s latest album Palo Santo. Originally started as a collaboration between Okkervil’s Will Sheff and, then Kingfisher, Meiburg, …

Work Is Good For The Soul: The Interiors
August 16, 2006 – 11:00 am | One Comment

Chicago’s The Interiors reclaim a brand of slower, driving brand of rock historically claimed by a mid-90s generation of band fresh off the heals of grunge. Lead by a harmonic version of J Mascis, …

Jet: New Single “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is”
August 16, 2006 – 9:00 am | 2 Comments

A few weeks back I was invited out to a small bar near my house by a friend, and being the kind gentleman I am, I agreed. Once at the bar, we met his …

Forget Indie vs. Major: An Interview with The Majestic Twelve’s Kenyata Sullivan
August 15, 2006 – 1:00 pm | 3 Comments

One of my favorite albums this year has been The Majestic Twelve’s Schizophrenology. It touches on an absolute select feeling which embraces change in contrast to a voice angrily minimizing those endorsing opposing views. …

Godzilla-Sized Jack-In-The-Box: Avenpitch
August 15, 2006 – 12:30 pm | 2 Comments

From Minneapolis, the industrial tease band hesitates to delve too deep into any given sound, striking out at electropunk, flirting with a synth based avant ambiant and lacing a rampage aimed directly at the heart …