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
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
REVIEW: NO DOUBT – PUSH AND SHOVE (2012)
It’s been 11 years, but you can’t tell from looking at the band. No Doubtfrontwoman Gwen Stefani appears to have not aged 11 days in that span; and, after giving birth to two children, she is still able to pull off the midriff tank top like it is 1996. To add, always-color
Review: The xx – Coexist (2012)
The xx splashed on to the scene with a self-titled debut album filled with sexy, beat-driven pop songs. The type of songs perfectly appropriate for movies in your Netflix sub-genre “Steamy Independent Dramas.” Songs perfect to dance to, cry to, chill to, and— well, yeah, that too.&n
REVIEW: BLOC PARTY – FOUR (2012)
Did Kele leave? Are you guys still a band? Will the sound continue shifting towards more electronic? Less? Do you still play guitars? Bloc Party triumphantly answers all these questions and more with Four, their fourth album and first in four years. And it, for the time being, s
FESTIVAL REVIEW: PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL (CHICAGO, IL)
Vampire Weekend (New York, NY), Feist (Toronto, Calgary), Cloud Nothings (Cleveland, OH), Dirty Projectors (Brooklyn, NY), Japandroids (Vancouver, British Columbia), Beach House (Baltimore, MD), Real Estate (Ridgewood, NJ), Youth
Review: Norah Jones – Little Broken Hearts (2012)
How many little broken hearts? Norah Jones doesn’t specify a number in the title of her fifth studio album. There is a wonderful track titled “4 Broken Hearts” on the album, but the answer is not four. Based on the weight, scope and clarity of the hurt and vulnerabil
REVIEW: OBERHOFER – TIME CAPSULES II (2012)
Welcome Dan Whitman to Mezzic today! The writer comes by way of broadcasting and TV to make his mark while in Milwaukee. Stay tuned! I first heard Oberhofer, of all the musical destinations these days, on the radio. It was satellite radio but that did not cheapen that old time thrill