When Margo Timmins strolled up to the microphone in her low-cut black cocktail dress, wrapped in a scarlet shawl, with a rusty shock of hair draped over one eye a la Veronica Lake, even if you’d never seen Cowboy Junkies before, there was no mistaking her star power at the Villa Montalvo’s Garden Theatre in [...]
Brooklyn-based folk siren Lia Ices has just signed to one of our favorite indie-rock labels, Jagjaguwar, home to the likes of Black Mountain, Bon Iver, Dinosaur Jr, Okkervil River and Parts & Labor. Though there is no set release date, Jagjaguwar will be issuing Ices’ as-yet-untitled sophomore album, the follow-up to 2008 debut Necima. New [...]
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 26-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. “Cash only,” says the waitress. Warren looks in his wallet: no cash. The waitress points across the street. “There’s a cash machine [...]
When Margo Timmins strolled up to the microphone in her low-cut black cocktail dress, wrapped in a scarlet shawl, with a rusty shock of hair draped over one eye a la Veronica Lake, even if you’d never seen Cowboy Junkies before, there was no mistaking her star power at the Villa Montalvo’s Garden Theatre in [...]
“Thank You For Your Love” is the title track from Antony And the Johnsons’ just-released EP and also the lead single from upcoming full-length Swanlights, due out October 12 via Secretly Canadian. The video is made up of Super 8 footage that a teenaged Antony Hegarty shot in the early ’90s when he first arrived to [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Tracy Bonham Rerun from July 12. Tracy Bonham performed “Big Red Heart” from latest album Masts Of Manhatta. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): The Black Crowes Rerun from August [...]
When Margo Timmins strolled up to the microphone in her low-cut black cocktail dress, wrapped in a scarlet shawl, with a rusty shock of hair draped over one eye a la Veronica Lake, even if you’d never seen Cowboy Junkies before, there was no mistaking her star power at the Villa Montalvo’s Garden Theatre in [...]
Old Punch Card is Chicago native Sam Prekop’s first solo album in five years, and it’ll certainly throw you for a loop, because if you’re expecting to hear his distinctive voice a la the Sea And Cake, well, think again. The album is a dark, experimental composition using only modular synthesizers, devoid of both vocals [...]
When Margo Timmins strolled up to the microphone in her low-cut black cocktail dress, wrapped in a scarlet shawl, with a rusty shock of hair draped over one eye a la Veronica Lake, even if you’d never seen Cowboy Junkies before, there was no mistaking her star power at the Villa Montalvo’s Garden Theatre in [...]
