INTERVIEW: JOHN LEFLER (DALLAS)
Tuesday, April 24th, head out up Willy Street to Mickey’s Tavern. Alas it won’t be for brunch, however the consolation will be an evening of music from a guitarist from a surprisingly huge band. That’s the charm of Mickey’s really. Along with Milwaukee musician Mark Waldoch (of The Celebrat
REVIEW: SIX-GUN RHYTHM – EP (2011)
To comment on Six-Gun Rhythms’ self-titled EP, one could easily rail against the over-produced, sterility of modern music, hailing Six-Gun Rhythm as a glorious return to gutsy, trashy, power pop/folk rock. There are easy comparisons to The Strokes and The Fratellis, or any other band beginni
REVIEW: DROPKICK MURPHYS – GOING OUT IN STYLE (FENWAY PARK BONUS EDITION) (2012)
There’s been an experiment I’ve been doing of late that has been yielding some pretty great results in terms of me enjoying and becoming better attached with music. It’s quite easy. You shut off this computer or iPad or phone or whatever. You go see a show. Caveat? Don’t listen to the band b
PHOTOGRAPHY + VIDEO: ZUZOOM AT LE 114 (PARIS)
Zuzoom (Paris, France) and Nach (Paris, France)April 10th, 2012Le 114 in Paris, France Any bar or venue with a wall made out of cassettes, even though it feels and is probably sponsored by Puma, is good in my book. Better yet, Fender bar stools near the bar (which make me miss my own-the stool a
REVIEW: ANNA VOGELZANG – CANARY IN A COAL MINE (2012)
While people debate about the accuracy of live music rankings, there’s no denying that Madison has a strong scene with collaboration at its heart. You don’t move to many cities and see such a level of involvement or just simple curiosity in what everyone is doing as you do in Wisconsin’s capit
PHOTOGRAPHY: KEVIN DEVINE AT THE CONSTELLATION ROOM (SANTA ANA, CA)
Kevin Devine (Brooklyn, NY), The Front Bottoms (New Jersey), Taylor Collins (Long Beach, CA)March 22nd, 2012The Constellation Room in Santa Ana, CA Gallery: Kevin DevineGallery: The Front BottomsGallery: Taylor Collins Watching Kevin Devine play has always been a treat. I would at this
CONCERT REVIEW: BACHELORETTE AT THE VIC THEATRE (CHICAGO, IL)
Bachelorette (New Zealand)March 29thThe Vic Theatre, in Chicago, IL Annabel Alpers, also known as Bachelorette, is a solo performer who found herself far away from her native homeland of New Zealand Monday night. Chicago was treated to this pint-sized, red-haired darling in an early show at The Vic
REVIEW: SENT BY RAVENS – MEAN WHAT YOU SAY (2012)
Sometimes there’s a place for rock record that’s simply just fun to listen to. Enter Tooth and Nail Records’ Sent By Ravens, from South Carolina. Tooth and Nail has a history of breaking bands to the masses, some examples being Anberlin, Mae, and Underoath.
INTERVIEW: 1,2,3 (PITTSBURGH)
We’d like to welcome our newest contributor, David with his first piece today! Booking agent by trade, David Priebe, is also a musician, avid writer, artist manager, and adjunct professor of music business in his free time. Or, in other words, he has no free time. Before he did too much, he used t