Records
Beach Fossils: What a Pleasure EP
Despite the summery associations of their name, Beach Fossils make perfect music for a dreary late winter. The band’s new...
Feb 15, 2011
Concerts
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo’s “Spin the Wheel” tour is a great idea: take a band with years of material under their...
Feb 11, 2011
Tracks
The Feelies: "Should Be Gone"
To say the Feelies have influenced a huge chunk of today’s indie rock output is an understatement—not only are they...
Feb 03, 2011
Records
Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde
Dye It Blonde, the second full length by Chicago’s Smith Westerns, reminds me of the opening credit sequence to Todd...
Jan 28, 2011
Records
The Beets: Stay Home
In the summer of 2009, I saw the Beets open for Vivian Girls at Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Museum. I’d never...
Jan 19, 2011
Tracks
J Mascis: "Not Enough"
A J Mascis song without electric guitar is kind of like a Michael Jackson video without dancing: it seems criminal...
Jan 11, 2011
Awards
The David Bowie Fountain of Youth Award
Runner-up: anyone who admits to liking Four Loko.
Dec 06, 2010
Awards
The Pinkerton Award for Uncomfortably Confessional Songwriting
Runner-up: …better go to Kanye or he may throw a shit-fit.
Dec 06, 2010
Tracks
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart: "Heart in Your Heartbreak"
It took me a while to warm to the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. Their eponymous debut arrived at...
Dec 03, 2010