REVIEW: P.O.S – WE DON’T EVEN LIVE HERE (2012)
In 2011, the Midwest took over Mohawk for one night at SXSW. It’s tough competition down there, but when you have Gayngs spearheaded by Justin Vernon and Ryan Olson doing a (at the time) rare performance outside of the Twin Cities, there was no excuse not to be there. Stefon Alexander wa
Concert Review: Citizens! at El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
Citizens! (London, England)October 11th, 2012El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA Citizens! are a five piece from London who just released their debut album Here We Are on Kitsuné. Their album was produced by the talented Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand.&n
Review: Icona Pop – Iconic EP (2012)
Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo have already established themselves as the go-to dance pop duo in Sweden since 2009. They’ve enticed American shores before, teasing with a quick concert through Neon Gold in 2010 before disappearing back to Europe where they shored up with Patrik Berger, the man behin
REVIEW: OLD EARTH – A LOW PLACE AT THE OLD PLACE (2012)
Despite the musical vibe of some of our more high-profile, bearded singer-songwriters, Wisconsin isn’t just a bleak and lonely land of secluded log cabins. We can be a happy, interactive bunch— a beer, a brat and a Packers win can remedy a lot around here. But when you record a
CONCERT REVIEW: TAKING BACK SUNDAY AT TURNER HALL (MILWAUKEE, WI)
Taking Back Sunday (Long Island, NY)October 10th, 2012Turner Hall in Milwaukee, WI “Ten years ago we put out an album, Tell All Your Friends. It goes like this.” And with that humble introduction, Adam Lazzara launched Milwaukee’s Turner Hall into an album-length trip down
REVIEW: BAD BOOKS – II (2012)
Since Bad Books released their debut album two years ago, the folks that make up the supergroup have been incredibly busy. Kevin Devine released his sixth album, Between the Concrete and Clouds and Manchester Orchestra released their third album, Simple Math. With Kevin De
CONCERT REVIEW: NORAH JONES AT THE RIVERSIDE THEATER (MILWAUKEE, WI)
Norah Jones (Brooklyn, NY), Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons (Appleton, WI)October 8th, 2012Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Typically when an acclaimed artist is touring behind a fifth album, most fans attend the show, humor the new songs, and wait patiently for the p
Review: Mumford & Sons – Babel (2012)
Earlier this year, a documentary was released allowing viewers to ride the rails along a journey of Old Crow Medicine Show, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and Mumford & Sons on their tour in an old American train. A ingenious idea hearkening back to the heyday of
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