On a balmy Friday evening in South Florida, with relatively low (and I say lightly) humidity, I set out on the hour long drive down to North Miami Beach to see one of my absolute favorite bands, Medeski Martin and Wood. What can you say about Medeski Martin and Wood. They are by far the… Continue reading Medeski Martin & Wood in Miami | 2006
Pearl Jam is back, I’m not saying they ever left, but remember when Aerosmith quit drugs and came back with a hugely successful album, that’s kind of like this. Pearl Jam has never stopped creating music or touring almost non-stop in the past 15 year. This new album, I think, is the best thing they… Continue reading Pearl Jam | 'Pearl Jam' | Review
Fifty states = fifty albums. This is the goal of singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens. With the release of Illinois, Stevens has 48 more to go. The uniqueness of the project lies in Stevens’ craft. Anyone can write an album about Abraham Lincoln, the Cubs or The Great Chicago Fire. Stevens steers clear of these hackneyed topics… Continue reading Sufjan Stevens | Come on & Feel the Illinoise | Review
It’s Thursday night at the Fox Theatre in Boulder. I am standing on the railing overlooking the dance pit thronged with lollypop sucking all-agers. The LA-based self-proclaimed space-porn band Particle is chugging, swirling, looping rhythmically through one of their tunes. I had only heard of Particle up until this point in time and am chatting… Continue reading Particle Physics
It’s always hard to sum up a whole CD in just a few paragraphs. Some artists work their lyrics into their music and some make the music around the words they write. Devendra Banhart’s fourth album is a combination of both smooth melodies and pop beats. His style of music he is creating crosses into… Continue reading Devendra Banhart | Cripple Crow | Review
The afterlife does not disappoint. I share a room in Hell with Gordon Liddy’s mother, (not a bad gig if you don’t mind mustached women on the “bony” side) a floor above Nixon, who, as is only fitting, is rooming with his mother. They seem to get on quite well with each other and refuse… Continue reading Hunter Thompsons Ghost I: The Afterlife does not disappoint
As I walked up to the Boulder Theater on Friday night there were a ton of people standing out side. Normally these are fans having their last cigarette before heading into the venue for the show. But tonight all of these people were looking for anyone with an extra ticket. I grabbed my ticket from… Continue reading Good Times Bad Times: Rose Hill Drive Does Zeppelin I
Well, now that the hollidaze are just about over I can get back at the writing. This article was meant to be up a long long time ago! (Sorry guys!!) My home computer decided to crap out on me and cause me to lose all files! So, the first version of this review, plus all… Continue reading Punked Up: NoPlotKill @ The Soiled Dove
Review of the live taping of the eTown variety show at the Boulder Theatre in Boulder, CO, featuring the great Dr. John and new singer-songwriter Billy Miles on March 23 2005. Last night I attended a live musical event which was much different than the concerts that I am used to. I went to my… Continue reading Dr. John plays ETOWN
Among deadheads and weir-dos across Colorado the cheerful feeling was mutual as the crowd poured out of the Fillmore Auditorium Friday night after Bob Weir and RatDog threw down a celebration in the heart Denver. At 57 years young, Weir sounds fresh, like its 1969 at the San Francisco Fillmore auditorium all over again, well,… Continue reading Very Blissful Family: Bob Weir & RatDog in Denver
