The Black Keys with The CutsWednesday, Sep. 15th, 2004Gothic Theater, Denver I had been waiting to see The Black Keys ever since they rolled through the Fox Theater for an afternoon photo shoot one day last July. At this point I was an office intern at the Fox, filing business receipts and wondering, “Who the […]
French natives Phoenix draw from many different influences on their latest album, Alphabetical. This record is truly a journey, and by the time it’s almost over, you feel as though you’ve landed on another record; one that’s almost completely different from the sound that started off the trip. What this album did was put me […]
The Nordic Simon and Garfunkle have done it again. After the Kings of Convenience released Quiet is the New Loud in 2001, the purported “New Acoustic Movement” began. The album became an instant success, and after 3 years of tours, remixes and contributions, singer/songwriters Eirik Glambek Boe and Erland Oye have released another album: Riot […]
The famed daughter of bossa nova legend João Gilberto and singer Miúcha, Bebel Gilberto, is from Rio de Janeiro. If only we were all so fortunate! Gilberto has created a sound that reflects the cultural beauty that is Brazil: Portuguese lyrics, congas, jazzy piano and sun-drenched rhythms. Did you really think you would wind up […]
“In the spring of ’27, something bright and alien flashed across the sky. A young Minnesotan who seemed to have nothing to do with his generation did a heroic thing, and for a moment people set down their glasses in country clubs and speakeasies and thought their old best dreams.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
I burn, I pine, I perish! Wait, actually I do none of these things while listening to the latest release by (Insert City Name Here)-based duo Jim Saunders and Chris Farrell, The Social Side of Midnight. Collectively known as Pushcar, these two pseudo-rockers don’t really do enough of anything to make a less-than abhorrent record. […]
When a press release uses the word “emotive,” you know what you’re in for. Those first three letters that have taken on such a life of their own–either making you cry happy tears (because really, isn’t that what emo kids do?) or making you want to run the other way.
I’ll be the first to admit that most female singers and songwriters drive me nuts because there’s just something about overtly female vocalists that makes it hard to sit through an entire album. For some innate reason, I just would rather listen to a guy sing, which is why I kept imagining I was going […]
Like a daydream pool with a reality filter, Bedroom Walls’ debut album, I Saw You Coming Back to Me, is chock full of hazy guitar, dreamy keyboards, and crackling vocals that are just what you need when you want to read existentialist literature or, say, write a love letter. Essentially, you could listen to it […]
Matt Shelton – vocalsTimothy Cordova – guitarsDustin Lovelis – guitarsKyle Duckworth – bassPaul Remund – drums Since forming in 2002, Letter Kills has managed to sign onto Island Records and swing two straight years performing in the Van’s Warped Tour—all without even releasing an album. They do have one, however, entitled The Bridge which is […]
