Black Mountain
Finally! After first experiencing Jerk With a Bomb, then The Pink Mountaintops, we are all blessed with the wonder that is Black Mountain. Stephen McBean…
Swayzak Matthew Dear
I haven’t been to a show in a while. Ask me six months ago, and I could have told you about a number of shows…
Jimmy Eat World Smoosh
The only thing that could have toppled the crowd’s excitement over Jimmy Eat World’s sold-out appearance at the Commodore tonight was if school got cancelled…
Arcade Fire
My introduction to The Arcade Fire came through a webcomic called Questionable Content; the author put up a comic about how, at their live shows,…
dose one ON ANTICON, NAIL BITING AND JUNK FOOD LYRICS
With each passing year the boundaries of hip-hop become more loosely defined. Artists have been experimenting more with the medium by incorporating different concepts that…
MARIANAS TRENCH
Blame it on the Mash-Ups: where differing styles are woven together to create something familiar yet new. They’re even showing up on MTV, with big…
James Yorkston and The Athletes
James Yorkston and the Athletes is a Scottish band, backed by a label with an impressive line up. If that doesn’t inspire confidence, Just Beyond…
Yohimbe Brothers
Let’s pretend that the Yohimbe Brothers are making music in a cultural vacuum where no one remembers Vernon Reid’s work with Living Color and the…
Lee Livingston
For months I’ve been noticing the mysterious double EP by Lee Livingston, but knowing nothing about her I always opted for something more familiar. Luckily,…
Ghoststory
Unfortunately, I’m not familiar with The Deadly Snakes, and I’m not familiar with Andre Ethier’s solo work, so please don’t ask me for any comparisons….
John Frusciante/ Josh Klinghoffer
One of my friends whose taste in music I share and trust continually insists that John Frusciante is, if not a genius, an artist worth…
Dandi Wind
Dandi Wind is the work of two very dedicated pioneers, who are bending the rules and embracing not only music, but art as well. Dandi…
Balacade (And The Sunbeam Tigers)
The Sunbeam Tigers takes this Vancouver artist from his acoustic guitar-based, Eliot Smith-like beginnings into a more experimental phase in his recording career. Both organ…
Feu de L’Arcade Arcade Fire
The Arcade Fire is one of those extremely hyped bands that people of a certain temperament will automatically disregard. In my humble opinion, however, this…
Blown Away by Dandi Wind
It’s great being among the first to write about an artist. You get to sound like you’re cool and down with the scene, whether or…
Under Review
Roses are Red
Conversations
Maps of the Night Sky
Twilighters EP
Shuyler Jansen
Hobotron
Real Live Action