Get On (Sonic Unyon). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Frank Black and the Catholics, with The Bennies, David Lovering, and The Reid Paley Trio at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT on November 10, 2002. Concert review by Rob Walsh. Photos by Julie Flynn.

Again, For the First Time (Tooth & Nail). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

The Mighty Rime (Caulfield). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

The Future That Was (Artemis). Review by Sean Slone.

The Weekend E.P. (Vagrant). Review by Stein Haukland.

Sha Sha (ATO). Review by Sean Slone.

Weezer, with Dashboard Confessional, Sparta, The Special Goodness, Home Town Hero, AM Radio, and Rooney at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA on July 29, 2002. Concert review by Liza Hearon.

The Guest (Epic / Sony). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

It’s A Calling (Asian Man). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Leaving Through the Window (Drive Thru / MCA). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Fifty Reasons to Explode (Mammoth). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Concrete Dunes (Lakeshore). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Change Of Venue (Arise). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Osaka (Fenway). Review by Stein Haukland.

My Planet (Tank Farm). Review by Stein Haukland.

Lost In Revelry (Misra). Review by Daniel L. Mitchell.

Platonica (Soapstar). Review by Kurt Channing.

It didn’t take Midtown long to go from garage band to the verge of pop-punk stardom. With the band’s sophomore effort poised for release, Margie Libling has an extremely candid conversation with guitarist Heath Saraceno.

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, here’s a 19,000 word essay from staff photographer Jen Lato, summing up 2001 both professionally and personally.