REVIEW: HARRY OAKWOOD (MILLIONAIRE) – EP (2012)
Gimmicks don’t usually do it for me. However, in the case of Harry Oakwood (Millionaire), I have to make an exception. On their website, the London-based quintet c
INTERVIEW: ALT-J (CAMBRIDGE)
Back at one of the [PIAS] Nites here in Paris, Alt-J was sold out. Every disc. They weren’t even performing. Nor there. Sold out. All of them. Since the video
INTERVIEW: BIG SCIENCE (CHICAGO)
On an overly heated day in Chicago’s Logan Square I sat down with Chicago band, Big Science, who have been making headlines since the release of the first EP in 2008, T
Review: Sara Jackson-Holman – Cardiology (2012)
Sara Jackson-Holman was just a student when she was discovered in 2010. Studying piano and writing at Whitworth University, she didn’t even have a demo recorded yet at the t
REVIEW: PURITY RING – SHRINES (2012)
The best music often comes via word-of-mouth. This one was as clear as crystal when, in mid-winter, Jeremiah Nelson, one of the Midwest’s hidden music gems, stopped me by me
INTERVIEW: SAIDAH BABA TALIBAH (TORONTO)
As taxing as being the only one inside your wild and creative mind may be, Saidah Baba Talibah savours a good challenge. The fruit of a family of musicians, she’s long
FESTIVAL REVIEW: PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL (CHICAGO, IL)
Vampire Weekend (New York, NY), Feist (Toronto, Calgary), Cloud Nothings (Cleveland, OH), Dirty Projectors (Brooklyn, NY), Japandroids
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: MONCEF GENOUD TRIO AT VITELLO’S (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Moncef Genoud (Switzerland), Andy Barron (UK) and Bänz Oester(Switzerland)July 12th, 2012Vitello’s in Studio City (Los Angeles), CA Gallery: Jim Brock
INTERVIEW: PROF & DJ FUNDO (MINNEAPOLIS)
Minneapolis’ hip-hop artist Prof known for his sarcastic interviews, outrageously witty raps, don’t give a fuck attitude, and his generously energetic party-like live shows t