Articles by Jon Behm
In 2008 Culture Bully began a recurring segment which collected four unique voices in an effort to provide a broader perspective on album reviews, aptly entitled Four Takes. This week Culture Bully is transferring that …
I first heard Suzanne Vallie’s singing at Minneapolis’s 331 Club, where Chris DeLine and I were having an impromptu site meeting over beers. Sitting in a back booth, chatting with Chris about the future of …
Thanks to Gorilla vs. Bear, I have had a copy of Fight Bite’s excellent single “Swissexlover” floating around my computer for what seems like forever now. Every so often my shuffled playlist lands on that …
A Night in the Box
It is often difficult to gain a balanced perspective on an album after reading a single summary of the music. Bias can tilt the review, as can personal taste, history and just about everything else …
I had to make some tough choices on Monday night, music-wise. While great Monday night shows are relatively rare, somehow we ended up with three of them falling on the same date: Atmosphere, Deerhunter, and …
The Rosebuds, Megafaun & Justin Vernon
There can be a certain loneliness to a touring band that can lead to an unnerving monotony, which in turn can lead to some rather dull shows. Everyone has been …
The Swedes like to joke that the Finns don’t have a language – just a mix of commonly understood grunts and gobbledygook. If you have heard Finnish before you might be inclined to agree – …
Blitzen Trapper
I was surprised by a lot of things during Saturday night’s sold-out Blitzen Trapper show at the Turf Club in St. Paul, not the least of which was the fact that the show was …
Peter Adams
