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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Photo coverage of the Black Heart Procession & Bellini at Minneapolis’ 400 Bar.
Photo and video coverage of Pinback and Joe Jack Talcum at Minneapolis’ Varsity Theater.
Music video for “My Turn” by Basement Jaxx from the album “Scars.”
Music video for “Dirtee Chash” by Dizzee Rascal from the album “Tongue N’ Cheek.”
Music video for “Fate Stepped In” by DevilDriver from the album “Pray For Villains.”
Austin, Texas is widely called the live music capital of the world and continually boasts a very well regarded music scene. Last Wednesday night Minneapolis was able to see two examples of the prowess that the city has to offer when White Denim and Brazos rolled into the city for a show at the 400 Bar.
I think that if you took a poll of music fans, you would find that a majority would say that the best National album is their 2007 record Boxer. I would disagree.
Music video for “Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)” by the Black Keys/Dame Dash project Blakroc.
A list of the most important records of the decade as compiled by Heath Rave of Minneapolis’ Wovhammer.
Astro Coast is a very strong debut album that has all of the makings of a band that is about to be heard by a large number of people. Like Cymbals Eat Guitar did earlier in the year, the band liberally take a pastiche of benchmark influences and adds their own dynamic to make a really strong record.
Official music video for the xx’s remix of Florence and the Machine’s “You’ve Got The Love.”
Music video by No Age for “Losing Feeling” from the EP of the same name.
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