The Dream Syndicate
Medicine Show (Water ). Review by James Mann.
Medicine Show (Water ). Review by James Mann.
Brit-Pop darlings James have reunited with their incomparable frontman Tim Booth and are flooding American shores with their timeless pop songs. Jen Cray caught the first wave at Orlando’s House of Blues.
Goodbye, Killer (Ashmont Records). Review by Sean Slone.
Never Cry Another Tear (Original Signal). Review by Sean Slone.
Angry Bear (Coming Home Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
See You Tonight (Olympic Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Starflyer 59 - Ghosts From the Past
Modest Mouse are playing bigger and bigger gigs these days. Their recent sold out show at Orlando’s House of Blues is an example. S D Green questions their modesty in light of all this popularity and new personnel.
Years of Refusal (Attack/Lost Highway). Review by Jen Cray.
Napoleon Sweetheart EP (Matinee). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Colin Meloy Sings Live! (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Aaron Shaul.
After fifteen years, Modest Mouse is at the top of the game. Jen Cray was one of many who felt their majesty at a recent Orlando concert.
Down On Pacific (Reynolds Recording Co.). Review by Jen Cray.
Matthew Moyer gets all dreeeeeeeamy with Portland’s upstart dreampop army, pacific UV. They’ve just released an album that rivals Sigur Ros for lushness - what’s next?
The Fallen Aristocracy EP (Matinée). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Saw You Dancing (Matinee). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Baby I’m Yours (Matinee). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Mustard Pickle Gun. Review by Jen Cray.
Heart Comma Heart (Self-Released). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Venus Doom (Sire). Review by Jen Cray.
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.