Show reviews are usually either disregarded and/or seen as a way to kiss the ass of the artist(s) seen. But this one is something different: a review of an Elf Power and Neutral Milk Hotel show can only be written out of sincere respect. To call Mangum a god or to worship him in any … Read more
What do you get when you combine a one-of-a-kind living legend, an up-and-coming guitar heroine, and an eight-piece brass band? An unforgettable night on the Love This Giant Tour, the live iteration of the excellent David Byrne/St. Vincent album of the same name. Featuring a slew of Love This Giant tracks, St. Vincent solo songs, … Read more
When Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (of Dntel) released Give Up in 2003, their collaborative album under the Postal Service banner, no one could have predicted the runaway success it became. Songs appeared in movies, TV shows, and were remixed and covered by artists as wide-ranging as Iron & Wine … Read more
Son Volt is an interesting story in 2013 because you still can’t talk about Jay Farrar without mentioning his previous band Uncle Tupelo, Tupelo’s break up and then Tupelo writing partner, Jeff Tweedy, which formed Wilco. Although I do feel in 2013 that the discussion can be brief so we are going to move on! … Read more
The Tame Impala North American tour with openers The Growl are the exact reason that we write. We caught the tour in Columbus on March 8th and these two bands exemplified our core values of what a show should be like almost to a T. The crowd, the venue, and the band where all there … Read more