So, Widespread Panic played a show at Red Rocks on Saturday night. Honestly, for those of you who have seen them in that setting before, that’s about as good of a review as you need. All it would take is one glance at the set list, particularly from the second set on, to know that… Continue reading Widespread Panic | Red Rocks | 6/29/2013 | Review & Photos
Sometime in between The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside” and Kanye West’s “Stronger,” electronic music officially became pop again. Long relegated to the support role after the death of new wave in the 80s, the keyboardist became a more prominent player (pun absolutely intended) in a band once again. Often just an add-on in a guitar-driven musical… Continue reading Stripmall Architecture | Suburban Reverb | New Music Review
The good old boys of Poor Man’s Whiskey, featuring former Cornmeal fiddler Allie Kral, kicked things up a notch at the Fox Theatre on Friday, June 14th with two full sets of northern California bluegrass-based rhythms. The show was billed as Poor Man’s Whiskey playing the music of Old & In the Way, an early… Continue reading Poor Man's Whiskey with Allie Kral | Fox Theater | Review & Photos
You know what the world really needs? Another music festival. Just kidding of course, I’m very happy to be living in a day and age where this summer I have an outstanding choice of festivals with phenomenal lineups, plus the annual jump on the bus summer tours to choose from, all within easy drives from… Continue reading The Get Right Band | ZirZamin | NYC | 6/19/2013 | Review
With the excitement over their 30th anniversary tour growing, Phish have whet the appetite of fans by offering up yet another brilliant archival release, a box set entitled Ventura. This six-CD collection contains two full-length performances from the band’s 1997 and 1998 summer concerts at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, California. Both of these… Continue reading Phish | Ventura | Review
Upon first listening to Caroline Rose‘s America Religious (releasing July 2), I found it fresh and catchy. On my second listen, I settled in and it opened up to me – or I to it. In the lyrics I found political and social commentary nestled into the metaphors, and a little bit more of a… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Caroline Rose | New Music Review
Jon Hopkins has always been a bit of a journeyman in the music world. The British producer got his first gig as the keyboardist for Imogen Heap’s backing band, and has built up quite a resume from there. He collaborated often with prolific producer Brian Eno, which led to production work with him on Coldplay’s… Continue reading Jon Hopkins | Immunity | New Music Review
It’s all too easy and lazy to be dismissive of cultural phenomenon especially when they become ubiquitous. For all I know Daft Punk might be my favorite band, but the fact that they’re referenced 500 times a day in my Twitter feed makes the likelihood of me ever listening to them extremely low. Also, when… Continue reading The Silent Comedy | Webster Hall | NYC | 6/12/13 | Review
The Dank Train made a stop in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Wednesday, June 12 tearing up the local venue Rhythm and Brews.Hanging with the band before the show, an employee at Rhythm and Brews keeps hassling the Athens, Ga. band, Dank Sinatra, on their performance later that night. A homegrown local, the employee claims that with… Continue reading Dank Sinatra | Rhythm & Brews | Chattanooga, TN | Review
Ryan Bingham has a musical style beyond his years. Without looking, you’d think a weathered, country veteran was on stage strumming that guitar, with his gruff voice and the hard life he sings about. Much to the contrary, he is a young, incredibly sexy musician. Bingham is not only a skilled lyricist with a voice made… Continue reading Ryan Bingham | Chautauqua Theater | Boulder, CO | Review
