In 2002, Dispatch unknowingly made one of the smartest moves out there. After four full-length albums and countless fans (their free farewell show drew well over 100,000 fans from all over the world), one of the original “indie” bands announced a hiatus. Although they reunited every few years for a show or two, fans kept… Continue reading Dispatch | Circles Around the Sun | New Music Review
It gets old considering music and classifying it within the created boundaries of genre. Certain sounds and flavors that make music can’t help but call to mind those among the long history of music which precedes that of the modern era, however. For New York band Donna the Buffalo, it is within the realm of… Continue reading Donna the Buffalo Lines Silverlined with Country, Tinkers with Genres Across The Board
Steamy keys, gritty six string, soul drenched stomp. Black Cadillac music, back ally marque blue. Greasy chops deep-fried in fatback. Kick drum with fist on the pulpit thuds, and a cymbal’s smooth splash…riding it…smoky with a hairy funk. That almost covers the sound of the Alan Evans Trio. Alan Evans Trio is on tour in… Continue reading Alan Evans Trio | Drop Hop Tour w/ Interview | Fort Collins, CO
In celebration of the Rolling Stones‘ 50th anniversary, the eBook People are publishing a 2-part, 2000-page electronic publication, providing the most thorough fans with the most thorough documentation of this iconic band’s dense history. It is entitled The Rolling Stones: Views from the Inside, Views from the Outside; currently, the first part is available, and… Continue reading The Rolling Stones on eBook | Review
This year marked 25th Anniversary of the Reggae on the Rocks and you couldn’t ask for a better day for it to be held on. The weather was a comfortable 70 degrees during the afternoon and cooled down perfectly that night. Thousands of eager reggae fans hiked the 192 stairs up to the Red Rocks… Continue reading Reggae on the Rocks | The 25th Anniversary | Review & Photos
On April 2, 2011, the band known as LCD Soundsystem ceased to exist. During a sold out show at Madison Square Garden, James Murphy, the founder of LCD Soundsystem, and a bunch of his best friends came together to play their last show ever. It was almost four hours in length, featuring special guests Reggie… Continue reading Playing the Hits and Shutting Up for LCD Soundsystem
It was some lucky night. I got to see M. Ward perform at the Boulder Theatre. He has a new album out, A Wasteland Companion. It’s safe to say that Ward is devoted to his craft. Wasteland is Ward’s seventh studio LP since 1999. Some of Ward‘s other work includes a successful side project, She… Continue reading M. Ward | Boulder Theater | 8/25/2012 | Review & Photos
After fourteen full length albums, eight EPs and five record labels Thee Oh Sees are starting to relax. Well, sort of. In a press release for Putrifiers II out September 11, John Dwyer spells it out, “I will still strike an audience in the brain,” although he admits, “maybe every now and then it would… Continue reading Thee Oh Sees | Putrifiers II | New Music Review
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros struck gold with their hit “Home” from their debut album Up From Below. You couldn’t turn the TV on or walk down the street without hearing the familiar melody being whistled. They recently released their second album, Here, and while one particular ditty doesn’t jump out over another, it’s… Continue reading Preview: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ the Greek Theatre
With the Kinfolk Celebration and NedFest right around the corner, I decided to trek down to the Boulder Theater on Thursday night to give my ears a little warm-up session with WhiteWater Ramble and local Boulder band The Magic Beans. The doors opened at 8:30, and the handful of people that were there by 9… Continue reading Jet Edison, WhiteWater Ramble & The Magic Beans Live in Boulder
