Tracks
Get Up Kids: "Regent's Court"
If anything distinctly separated the Get Up Kids from their contemporaries in the late ’90s and early ’00s it was...
Feb 14, 2011
Records
Bright Eyes: The People's Key
My high school band teacher told this joke about Mariah Carey. It went:
Q: Why does Mariah Carey sing so many...
Feb 12, 2011
Records
The Radio Dept: Passive Aggressive (Singles 2002 - 2010)
Passive Aggressive is a great title; if there’s one line we can draw across the last decade of the Radio...
Feb 12, 2011
Records
Young Galaxy: Shapeshifting
In the face of limited success, Young Galaxy opted for a reboot. Rather than continue to push at the more...
Feb 12, 2011
Records
Charles Bradley: No Time for Dreaming
For those already on the Daptone bandwagon (Dunham Records basically being an imprint), the first taste of the Charles Bradley...
Feb 12, 2011
Concerts
Joan of Arc
What makes Tim Kinsella and his rotating stable of collaborators interesting is that they’ve spent over a decade “experimenting” dissonantly...
Feb 11, 2011
Tracks
Seefeel: "Dead Guitars"
If you read what I had to say about the latest Tim Hecker album, you’ll know that I appreciate a...
Feb 11, 2011
Concerts
Deerhoof / Chain & the Gang
The moment before Chain & the Gang took the stage at the 9:30 Club, the curtains parted briefly and I...
Feb 11, 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