Records
Touane: Figura
I’d much rather dwell on how good this music is than how lame I think the concept is.
Aug 10, 2007
Festivals
It's Dark, and There Are Wolves After Me: Ottawa's 1st Annual Capital Idea! Music Festival
Yeah, a Simpsons quote in the title. That franchise's summer movie event is a death knell best understood by such... Aug 10, 2007
Records
The Blacks: Nom de Guerre
I spent some time this summer with the Blacks. I went swimming with them, saw their band perform, saw a... Aug 10, 2007
Records
1990s: Cookies
Most of the blog hype surrounding 1990s centers on the fact that frontman Jackie McKeown used to head Glasgow trio...
Aug 10, 2007
Records
New Buffalo: Somewhere, Anywhere
New Buffalo's debut record was an unequivocal success of innovation, a folk record for the 21st century: rarely has the... Aug 10, 2007
Records
Pale Young Gentlemen: Pale Young Gentlemen
Matt Reisenauer, the percussive half of the fraternal duo at the heart of the Pale Young Gentlemen, e-mailed me personally....
Aug 04, 2007
Records
Common: Finding Forever
A while back, I wrote a series of reviews on recently leaked tracks from Chicago rap luminaries, and one of...
Aug 03, 2007