REVIEW: INTERPOL – TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (2012)
At first, I didn’t fully get the hype. It was around the time Turn on the Bright Lightswas showing up on countless Best of 2002 lists that I first picked up the debut album from the New York four-piece. I was 17; it was during Christmas break of my senior year of high school. Best Buy [&helli
CONCERT REVIEW: RAH RAH AT THE DOUBLE DOOR (CHICAGO, IL)
Rah Rah (Regina, Saskatchewan)November 21th, 2012Double Door in Chicago, IL What day is it? Why did I eat so much? I once had a friend tell me she had to undo the top button of her pants after a plentiful Thanksgiving dinner. At least I’m not there yet. Right? The term “food coma” ge
CONCERT REVIEW: MATT & KIM AND OBERHOFER AT THE RAVE (MILWAUKEE, WI)
Matt & Kim (Brooklyn, NY), Oberhofer (Brooklyn, NY)November 8th, 2012The Rave in Milwaukee, WI Concerts always tend to be more entertaining when you arrive through the backstage entrance. Prior to Thursday night’s Matt & Kim show in Milwaukee, I had the
INTERVIEW: OBERHOFER (BROOKLYN)
Eager fans are already filtering into Milwaukee’s The Rave when I arrive at the venue, about 75 minutes before the 8 p.m. start time. Upon entering, I hear a band doing soundcheck, so I figure our interview will still be a few minutes as Brad Oberhofer is likely on stage with his namesake band&nbs
REVIEW: RAH RAH – THE POET’S DEAD (2012)
It was in December 2010 when I first heard the young Canadian indie rock ensemble, Rah Rah. They were playing Milwaukee’s The Rave, opening for Tim Kasher, who in turn was opening for Minus the Bear. My brother Michael and I are fans of Kasher, as well as his more well-known p
REVIEW: LUKE LALONDE – RHYTHYMNALS (2012)
So you’re at a party, find your way over to that self-serve iPod/DJ station, and need to pick something cool, fun, and ideally, unpretentious. In other words, something everyone can enjoy in that very moment. Well, as long as the gathering isn’t an all-out, dance-crazed get down,&nbs
REVIEW: PAUL BANKS – BANKS (2012)
If Interpol, Julian Plenti and Paul Bankshave collectively taught us anything, it’s that Paul Banks loves music. Now, that can more or less be said of all musicians, but there are different degrees, different levels of the relationship. Do you need three musical out
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