Heather Browne discusses Paul Westerberg’s recent performance at First Avenue, including a number of videos of the performance. (I Am Fuel, You Are Friends)
Jon Bream reviews the show, noting “After hitting ‘a dry spell,’ the less-than-prolific star has been writing again but doesn’t know if he’s close to completing an album. He has turned down offers from Universal and Sony to start his own label.” (Reuters)
Finally, for those who want a little audio, Westerberg has made some low quality mp3s available on his web site. (PaulWesterberg.net)
Paul Westerberg “Make the Best of Me (09/23/2007)”
David de Young reviews Nick Lowe’s show Saturday night at the Fine Line, “The elder statesman of pop stopped a couple of songs into his set to thank the audience for coming, acknowledging he was aware there were a lot of ways people could spend their money, that there were a lot of other shows in our town that night, and that we even had the option of staying at home on the couch. There was no question that Lowe knew he was there to entertain, and he delivered.” (How Was The Show)
Battles will be following up their show at the Triple Rock Social Club earlier this year by playing the Fine Line Music Cafe November 7. (Brooklyn Vegan)
John Behm covers last week’s Metric show, “Metric was up next, the Canadian supergroup that have been on my radar since 2003’s release of Old World Underground. Did I say Metric? Perhaps I should have said ‘The Emily Haines Vagina Show,’ as Haines wore nothing but a Jerry Garcia t-shirt and a pair of white tights, and her crotch was pretty much front page news throughout the entire set.” (How Was The Show)
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