Spring is in full swing, and the music scene is bursting with options. There are so many tour announcements that resurface like the tulips in one’s garden, so there must be a way to stand out amongst all of the others. I am by no mean saying that world famous British DJ Simon Posford does… Continue reading The Shpongletron Experience @ Boulder Theater
The Bridge, winding down from their April tour, played with Strange Arrangement, building up for their summer tour, at Martyr’s in Chicago on 4-30-2011. Next time Strange Arrangement will play the Chicago crowd it will be at sunny hot Summer Camp Sunday. On the eve of this May Day, it was that sipping daiquiris, first… Continue reading The Bridge & Strange Arrangement | 4/30/11 | Review
The band formerly known as 50 Cent Haircut who, after some confusion with a particular rapper sharing two-thirds of the same name, decided a change would be beneficial, now enter the world and hopefully its consciousness as Patrolled By Radar, and bring with them a fantastically sublime new album Be Happy. Steeped in a multitude… Continue reading Patrolled By Radar: Be Happy | Review
Purposefully unclassifiable and borrowing from predecessors such as Pink Floyd, The Flaming Lips and, as odd as it may appear, Neil Young, Younger Brother’s latest, entitled Vaccine, is a sure fire testament to the heights the band will achieve in the coming months and hopefully years. Younger Brother, a collective brainchild of artists Simon Posford,… Continue reading Younger Brother | Vaccine | Review
The New Pornographers kicked off their spring tour to a packed house at the Fox Theater on Wednesday night. What you get from a Pornographers show is a mix of melodies and catchy pop hooks tempered with a sufficient balance of edge, and banter laced with plenty of f-bombs and sarcasm. The elder states-folk of… Continue reading The New Pornographers | Fox Theater | 4/13/2011
A blazing beacon of turquoise and teal crowns SF’s Bottom of the Hill, as Seattle sextet The Head and the Heart shuffles modestly onto a cramped stage. Delirious fans push forward for an intimate look at the Pacific Northwest folk rockers, as intense high-pitched shrieks erupt from the audience. Gazing out at the sellout crowd,… Continue reading Seattle Folk Neophytes Fill & Thrill SF's Bottom of the Hill
“Happy Earth Day! We burned a bunch of gasoline to get all these people into this room, but we try to be low impact once we’re here. I suppose we could have been super environmental and not played but… Hey! It’s 12:31 am! It’s not Earth Day anymore! Yeah! Let’s not worry about it and… Continue reading Earth Day with Greensky Bluegrass | 4/22/11
The beauty of the Grateful Dead legacy extends far past the demise of the original line-up that sadly ended with the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995. The Grateful Dead created a dedicated community, or rather a counterculture, based on music and family values that have since refused to give up and let go. Fans… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra | Boulder Theater | 4/16/11
April Fools Day. Historically full of monkeyshine and mischief, I entered the House of Blues a bit more cautious than normal, as I had not yet fallen victim to any shenanigans. The night was young and there were still several hours for anyone, and I mean anyone (I’m talkin’ to you guy in the gorilla… Continue reading Yonder Mountain String Band | 4/1/11 | Dallas, TX
I don’t want to compare Strange Arrangement to any band; I want to compare them to every band. Take a taste of all the jamband scene has to offer, take a taste of all the funk, bluegrass, soul, and blues of the past, and add them up. That is what Polygraph sounds like. The term… Continue reading Strange Arrangement | Polygraph | Review
