To start, Camera Obscura introduces Desire Lines with a brief, sweeping overture (simply, “Intro”) that hints at the structured dreamscape to come—not that any future tracks on the record revisit the string arrangement procured here; I mean to say that this short, overwrought musical construct belies the band’s aspiration to sublime grandeur in obvious subtext.… Continue reading Camera Obscura | Desire Lines | New Music Review
I remember back a couple years ago I was spending New Year’s Eve at this little ski hill pub up in New Hampshire, and there was a live band heading up the evening from a corner stage. They were good too, playing your standard classic rock fare of the Stones, Petty, and the like. Every… Continue reading The 4onthefloor | Spirit of Minneapolis | Review
Singer-Songwriter Rachel Brown made her appearance in a weekly residency at the Darby in NYC last Thursday night and if you’re looking for a slam-dunk date spot idea, look no further. Never having been to the Darby before, I was very impressed at what I found: a chill, elegant spot with a modern, more youthful… Continue reading Rachel Brown | The Darby | New York, New York | Review
About 40 devoted fans stuck it out through two very mediocre bands to hear Filligar on a Tuesday night at Larimer Lounge. The rock quartet is made up of three blond brothers: Johnny, Teddy and Pete Mathias with their childhood friend Casey Gibson. They formed in Chicago in 2000, and have released 4 albums.They’ve been… Continue reading Filligar | Larimer Lounge | Denver, CO | Review
Along the lines of Woody Guthrie‘s this Land Is Your Land, The Hollows came together from a few regions of the United States. Coming together at Hope College in Michigan, the band’s members have roots from the states of Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, Michigan, Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina. With the mix of folks… Continue reading The Hollows | Neverending Show | Review
Sweet. Swirly. Pure. If you want to get with any of these words musically, Donna the Buffalo offers these sounds and feelings in each and every song. The band’s new album, Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday, drops 6/18/13 featuring founding members, songwriters and lead vocalists Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins. Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday offers 14… Continue reading Donna the Buffalo | Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday | Review
I first discovered the Venezuelan dance-pop band Los Amigos Invisibles through their Grammy-winning 2009 album Commercial, which represented a conscious effort to reach out to a wider, more global audience than their previous work had attracted. As I listened through their discography, they quickly became one of my favorite bands. If you like funky, danceable… Continue reading Los Amigos Invisibles | Repeat After Me | Review
Portland’s Fruition stopped into Shine for a memorable night of strings and songs Friday night, boasting a Naropa vibe and an audience clutching craft brews and camaraderie. With a slot at Wakarusa on the near horizon, Fruition brought their northwestern bluegrass to the land locked Front Range and were met with general enthusiasm in what… Continue reading Fruition | Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place | 5/24/13 | Review
Get on the Bus! Pickin’ on the Poudre is the quintessential Mishawaka BOOMshakalaka! Awkward as that may seem to describe the Fort Collins bluegrass quartet Head for the Hills composed of Adam Kinghorn (Guitar), Michael Chappell (Mandolin), Joe Lessard (Fiddle), and Matt Loewen (Bass), it’s appropriate. For nine years, H4TH has blown away Cache la… Continue reading Pickin' On the Poudre | Head For The Hills | Drew Emmitt Trio
Few musical journeys spanned as long and varied as Jorma and Jack’s. As pioneers of the premier San Francisco electric sound with Jefferson Airplane, something else much bigger was meant to spawn and thrive for decades to come. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have held the foundations of their lifelong band and partnership Hot Tuna… Continue reading Hot Tuna Acoustic Ft. Steve Kimock | Boulder Theater | Review
