Whether it was as the guitarist who created the gothic-western landscape of Shiva Burlesque 20 years ago, the even bigger guitar sound of Grant Lee Buffalo that rode herd in the ’90s (while he screwed up his courage to get his feet wet as a singer) or his current solo career (a wonderfully diverse summation [...]
After nearly a decade on hiatus, Shudder To Think reunited for a short-yet-wonderful tour last year. The band’s latest release, Live From Home (Team Love), is a document of that brief jaunt. Here, Shudder To Think is in full force, sounding better than ever, and the group possesses a maturity and comfort lacking in its earlier [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): The Used Rerun from September 11. The Used performed in support of its most recent LP, Artwork, and the band’s extensive world tour. Infamous screaming vomiter/frontman Bert McCracken delivered a typically entertaining performance.
Whether it was as the guitarist who created the gothic-western landscape of Shiva Burlesque 20 years ago, the even bigger guitar sound of Grant Lee Buffalo that rode herd in the ’90s (while he screwed up his courage to get his feet wet as a singer) or his current solo career (a wonderfully diverse summation [...]
It’s a mystery how Old Canes have somehow eluded indie/folk fame for the five years they have been around. At first exposure, the band, which releases Feral Harmonic tomorrow on Saddle Creek, will leave you wondering how you have not encountered it before. With their sophomore album, Old Canes have continued with their riotous interpretation of folk. [...]
Whether it was as the guitarist who created the gothic-western landscape of Shiva Burlesque 20 years ago, the even bigger guitar sound of Grant Lee Buffalo that rode herd in the ’90s (while he screwed up his courage to get his feet wet as a singer) or his current solo career (a wonderfully diverse summation [...]
We’ve been fans of New Jersey’s finest since even before their first album came out back in 1994, so let’s just say we’re used to sitting around waiting for them to take their sweet-ass time putting out new music. (Three albums in more than 14 years makes the Wrens about as prolific as Boston, which is kind [...]
The Raveonettes are on tour to support new album In And Out Of Control, and if you don’t already know the dynamic duo of Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo, you should. I had only heard of them recently and fell in love with their music in an instant, and their live performance just added to [...]
A big thanks to Eugene Mirman for guest editing the site this week. He’s not just a funnyman with a new stand-up album out now (God Is A Twelve-Year-Old Boy With Asperger’s, which is not some radicalized Richard Dawkins lecture); he’s also a Sub Pop recording artist. The latter fact obligates him to make fun [...]
Along with David Cross, Zach Galifianakis and Patton Oswalt, Eugene Mirman has liberated stand-up comedy from the zany fratboys and sweater-clad neurotics. Mirman’s latest album, God Is A Twelve-Year-Old Boy With Asperger’s (Sub Pop), isn’t representative of a “new breed” of comedy or a supposedly edgy advancement in humor; it’s a collection of smart, imaginative [...]
