Many aspects of last Monday night’s show at The Flynn Space in downtown Burlington, Vermont felt as if they had been transplanted from past eras, even different locales. Nathan Moore, the opener of the festivities, was channeling the bravado and freedom of a Greenwich Village bohemian from 1962 and Marco Benevento, the band leader of… Continue reading Marco Benevento & Friends | Nathan Moore | The Flynn Space
For lovers of atypical instrumental rock derivatives, there may be no sweeter words than Toubab Krewe. What’s a Toubab Krewe, you ask? Good question! For starters, Toubab Krewe is a band, five guys who make some of the grooviest music you’ve ever (or maybe never) heard. The only term that really sticks with any consistency… Continue reading Four Sushi Restaurants and the Toubab Krewe
There is a certain feeling I get before a Phish or a Trey show that is unlike any other pre-show feeling. I don’t know why, but it almost feels like it’s my show that I’m preparing for. Everything has to be right. I have to be on time, in my spot, with everything that I… Continue reading Trey Anastasio | Electric Factory | Review
Halloween is a festive occasion across the nation, but few places are able to boast the sort of debauch festivities Boulder, Colorado is known for. Hit the Pearl Street Mall starting at around 8 pm and treat your eyes to a cornucopia of sights, including the Naked Pumpkin Run (just what it sounds like), the… Continue reading DeVotchKa’s Halloween Extravaganza!
It was another typical Saturday night in Boulder, Colorado. University Hill was crawling with weekend revelers, frat boys wearing their hats like idiots, freshmen trolling for house parties where no one checks ID, and throngs of music fans smoking cigarettes and talking it up outside the Fox Theatre. The crowd outside the Fox was a… Continue reading BoomBox Comes Back To Boulder
Yep, even in Illinois they like their grass blue. The Chicago-based progressive bluegrass outfit Cornmeal is proof of that. Combining elements of traditional bluegrass, country, roots, modern rock, and improvisational jam the group fosters a unique and pleasing sound that wins over fans across a host of genres. Comprised of Allie Kral on fiddle/vocals, Dave Burlingame on… Continue reading Denver Feasts on Cornmeal
Trey exorcised a lot of demons in 5 short days. He began a headlining tour for the first time since getting sober, in the city at the center of the universe, no less. He returned to his adopted home state, the prodigal son coming full circle, back to the city the he and his band… Continue reading Trey Anastasio | The Palace Theater | Albany, NY
In 2002, I remember walking down the street that lead to the back of one of the smaller stages at the High Sierra Music Festival late one afternoon and being amazed by the sheet of sound that was slowly encompassing me with every step forward. I remember thinking “there is no way that that much… Continue reading The Duo | W.E.S.T. | The Higher Ground | 10/16/08 | Review
I have to admit, I like to take an angle when I write. Often times, I will have a phrase or concept thought out, which may be developed into an introduction, even before I go to see a band. How can that be, you may be asking. Well, most of the bands I review I… Continue reading Mason Jennings & Zach Gill | The Higher Ground | Burlington, VT
This is the kind of show that happens only a few times in one’s lifetime. I see a lot of shows, and I assure you that this one was one of my favorites of all time. I’ve seen The Mars Volta at Bonnaroo in 2005, and I was intrigued by that performance, but by no… Continue reading THE MARS VOLTA – ELECTRIC AT THE FACTORY!
