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The Window (Top Shelf). Review by Judy Craddock.
The Window (Top Shelf). Review by Judy Craddock.
In the news today: Osees, Death Cab For Cutie, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Riot Fest, The Cure, The Mars Volta, The Postal Service, Turnstile, The Sisters of Mercy, Andy Rourke, The Smiths, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer, Knower, Patti Smith, Pavement, The Walkmen, The National
Built to Spill keeps conversation to a minimum as they rock Athens. Roi Tamkin relates.
Spring Fools EP (Altitude Records). Review by Sean Slone.
Mutemath (Warner Bros. Records). Review by Eli Didier.
Easy Wonderful (Universal Republic). Review by Sean Slone.
Yes Yes Yes (Parasol Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Let It Sway (Polyvinyl Record Co.). Review by Jeff Schweers.
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists wet an Orlando stage with the sweat of their high energy performance, but opening band Screaming Females were just as impressive for Jen Cray.
Alpha (Authentik Artists). Review by Sean Slone.
Now We Can See (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Scott Adams.
Dark Was the Night (Red Hot Organization). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Here Anonymous (Dangerbird). Review by Jen Cray.
A mind-boggler - not one, but two bands from Tacoma have been performing almost as long as rock ‘n’ roll has been on the radio. Is Pacific Northwest drinking water a fountain of youth? Steve Stav ponders such longevity in his review of the Fabulous Wailers and the Ventures.
Selftitled. Review by Carl F Gauze.
Jen Cray hoofs it to Orlando’s HOB, where she gets an amped-up dose of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and sticks around for a satisfying Against Me! set.
Flashlights (self-assured/Team Clermont). Review by P. McEver.
Which Way Is Mine (Self-released). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Anthem In (Quiet/Loud). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Forgone Conclusion… (Broken Halo Records/In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.