CONCERT REVIEW: THE SMASHING PUMPKINS AT THE RIVERSIDE THEATER (MILWAUKEE, WI)
The Smashing Pumpkins (Chicago, IL), Madina Lake (Chicago, IL)September 30th, 2012Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin On Sunday night, The Smashing Pumpkins returned to Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater for the second time in just under a year. However, prior
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: BOMBINO AT THE MINT (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Bombino (Niger)September 18th, 2012The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Tuareg guitarist Omara “Bombino” Moctar was born in a nomadic encampment in Niger in 1980. Some 26 years later he was playing alongside Keith Richards and Charlie W
CONCERT REVIEW: PAPER ROUTE AT RUMBA CAFE (COLUMBUS, OH)
Paper Route (Nashville, TN), LVX (Columbus, OH), Permeation (Columbus, OH)September 18th, 2012Rumba Cafe in Columbus, OH A week after the release of the long awaited The Peace of Wild Things, the indie/electronic-trio Paper Route (plus two touring mu
CONCERT REVIEW: DESSA LIPSTICK LAUNCH PARTY AT ICEHOUSE (MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Saturday night The Elixery, a Minneapolis, MN based cosmetic house launched their much-anticipated new color, Dessa. With a local star line up that included Barb Abney from 89.3 The Current, and performances by Dessa, Aby Wolf, and Ashley Gold the night proved to be a s
Concert Review: Slapstick at Riot Fest (Chicago, IL)
Slapstick (Elgin, IL)September 15th, 2012Riot Fest in Chicago, IL “Brendan, I still got it!” “This next song is really, really good.” “If this was Alkaline Trio, someone would be tying my shoes.” Nostalgia shifted into high gear in the Windy City this Saturday as Slapstick
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: THE REVIVALISTS AT THE MINT (LOS ANGELES, CA)
The Revivalists (New Orleans, LA)September 11th, 2012The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Jazzfest’s surprise moments can happen any time. One of mine came this year when The Revivalists kicked off the Fest from the Gentilly stage before noo
CONCERT REVIEW: PATRICK WATSON AT THE 9:30 CLUB (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
Great Lake Swimmers (Toronto, Ontario) and Patrick Watson (Montreal, Quebec)September 5, 20129:30 Club in Washington, D.C. If anyone reading this has been toying with the idea of going to a Patrick Watson show at some point during his current tour, get tickets. Now. There’s no
CONCERT REVIEW: Y LA BAMBA AT THE CEDAR (MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Y La Bamba (Portland, OR) and Buffalo Moon (Minneapolis, MN)September 5th, 2012The Cedar in Minneapolis, MN Y La Bamba made it out of Clear Lake, Iowa. Doesn’t make much sense, eh? A raging storm rolled across the Midwest, producing Back to the Future-esque lightning in Madison
CONCERT REVIEW: THE YOUNG RAPIDS AT DC9 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
The Sky Drops (Wilmington, Delaware), Turning Violet Violet (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), and The Young Rapids (Washington, D.C.)August 19, 2012DC9 in Washington, D.C. So, Washington, where were you last Sunday night? I know, it was raining, and you would have surely me