I, for one, can say that I looked forward to this show more than anything – but not as a crazy phish fan but as a pessimistic critic. Yes, I admit, Phish has been in the doghouse with me since I saw Trey perform solo a few years ago at Bonnaroo which turned out to [...]
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Like any new relationship, there are ups and downs, surprises and let-downs. Take Passion Pit and my relationship for instance: Pre-SXSW: All my friends were talking about them. “You just HAVE to see them!” they would say. I was intrigued. SXSW, Austin: I was surprised, enthralled, and excited for a new fling with this fresh group. In [...]
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wow. Two chairs, two guitars, two people but only one harmonious stream of acoustic music poured from that stage. Rodrigo’s lead guitar paved the way for Gabriel to shine and together they were paranormal. Although he serves as an intensely fast and flawless lead guitarist, I couldn’t take my eyes off Gabriela. My eyes [...]
Thursday, June 18, 2009
I love a good concert that captures you so much you don’t realize that the sun is rising in the background - and that is exactly what moe. did. They surpassed their 4 am curfew by 2.5 hours. Did not see that one coming. And, the set actually got louder and more energetic as the [...]
Thu, Jul 2, 2009
With all the summer fests going on, it’s a tough decision on which one to go to. This decision process is similar to that of a senior deciding on what college to attend - you’re eager, anxious and have the world at your fingertips. Laugh if you will, but seriously - you evaluate all the [...]
Thu, Jul 2, 2009
The Black Lips, The Walkmen, Eat Skull, The Kills, Electric Tickle Machine, The White Stripes, I’m starting to wonder if my lo-fi obsession will ever fade. Harlem, a band a discovered about a year ago is one of my favorites in the genre. Hailing from Austin, Texas they’ve garnered many comparisons to the aforementioned but [...]
Thu, Jul 2, 2009
So I’ve been a little bored of the new stuff lately and as I was just about to head back into the comfort of the past for today’s post I got an email from Steph Lund (Le Miel du Mois) telling me to check out the latest from The Twelves. As usual, they nail the [...]
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
The Ye-Ye movement was emblematic of the French 60s. With singers such as France Gall, Francoise Hardy or Sylvie Vartan, they represented a musical style very French, beautiful, innocent and naive to a provocative manner. Gainsbourg (already) was behind a few of them and composed playfully lyrics for them. France Gall famously sang “Annie loves [...]
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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