Tapes ‘n Tapes
Tapes ‘n Tapes proves to Jen Cray that no matter how great a band’s songs are, if the crowd is uninspired, the band shall be as well.
Tapes ‘n Tapes proves to Jen Cray that no matter how great a band’s songs are, if the crowd is uninspired, the band shall be as well.
Ghosts in the City (24 Hour Service Station). Review by Jen Cray.
The Forms (Threespheres). Review by Jen Cray.
When Tori Amos comes to town, Orlando in this case, it’s an event - one which Jen Cray had no intention of missing.
Soft Skeletons (Frenchkiss Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Dear and Glorious Physician (New Granada). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Historical Fiction (Team Science). Review by Jen Cray.
Both Before I’m Gone (Blackheart). Review by Jen Cray.
There Is A Moth In Your Chest (Dovecote). Review by Jen Cray.
Diagrams Without Instructions (Hi Fi Alliance). Review by Jen Cray.
When At The Drive In split up, half of the band went on to critical success in The Mars Volta. The other half quietly slipped into a band just as worthy of praise, Sparta. Jen Cray stepped in to pay the band some respect.
Talking with Sienna DeGovia , vocalist/bassist for The Randies , is like chatting with a friend, as Jen Cray found out recently.
From The Casualties show down the block, Jen Cray rushed over to the much more relaxed atmosphere of the Tapes ‘n’ Tapes show, and finally found a band doing Indie Rock justice.
Touring in support of his latest album – a double CD no less – Frank Black takes the stage at the House of Blues in Orlando for a spooky Friday-the-13th set. Ian Koss , for one, is glad for the lack of Pixies covers.
Lesson #1 (In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Jack White silenced the death rattle of rock music with The White Stripes and has gone on to ensure the future of modern music with The Raconteurs. Was there ever any doubt that Jen Cray would be at their Orlando show?!
The Loon (XL). Review by Jen Cray.
The Whigs have no affilliation with Greg Dulli’s Afghan Whigs, but Jen Cray found their 90’s Indie Rock nostalgia irresistible anyway.
Honeycomb (Back Porch). Review by Sean Slone.
A post-grunge double header, with Foo Fighters and Weezer. Jen Cray is awed.
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.