Review: Moving Mountains – Waves (2011)
The minute I popped in Waves it became the soundtrack to the days that followed. I found myself air-drumming in my car to “My Life Is A Chase Dream (And I’m Still Having Ch
Review: Tim Kasher – Bigamy: More Songs from The Monogamy Sessions (2011)
Tim Kasher. 2009 brought us Mama, I’m Swollen and 2007 Help Wanted Nights from the Omaha songwriter’s Cursive and The Good Life. He’s been
REVIEW: BEIRUT – THE RIP TIDE (2011)
To call Beirut a band has always seemed inaccurate. Troubadour troupe has a nice ring to it, but it’s awfully long. Since their debut in 2006, the group has presented i
Review: Sleeping At Last – Yearbook – August EP (2011)
For those out of the loop, Sleeping at Last is an indie project that could be described as mellow alternative in genre, although you really have to listen to see what I m
Review: Tristen – Charlatans at the Garden Gate (2011)
When you return from SXSW, awash in memories and a sheer wall of awe at the volume of participants, often you scramble to remember all musicians you saw. The second is all those yo
REVIEW: CRIBSHITTER – CRY A LITTLE RAINBOW (2008)
A bucket of cheese puffs intended for public consumption lies at the front of the Der Rathskeller stage as a decrepit, 50-something rock stereotype wails away (with surprising virt
REVIEW: SLEEPER AGENT – CELABRASION (2011)
There’s no escape from Sleeper Agent’s debut album, Celabrasion. It takes maybe five seconds of the opening track and first single, “Get it Daddy” before the Bowl
Concert Review: Zaz at Rockwood Music Hall (New York City)
Zaz (Tours, France)July 30th, 2011Rockwood Music Hall in New York City, New York Everyone gets nervous when landing in a foreign country. You stammer with the semblances of the l
Review: Sister City – Carbon Footprint (2011)
The Awkward White Boy’s Burden: Writing Poetry with Nothing to Say Adam Linder, songwriter for Sister City, is “that guy.” The guy at the party, who upon finding an