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
REVIEW: MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS – THE HEIST (2012)
Macklemore is a prime example of what it is to be a musician nowadays. Patient and fan-focused, but not in the sense you’re focusing your efforts to appease but appreciate. Fan appreciation pizza party? How could you not like an artist that does that? Blueprint has honed this humbleness as we
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: FRANKA DE MILLE – BRIDGE THE ROADS (2012)
When the pizzicato arpeggios of the cello are accentuated by neoclassical piano and a lilting, reedy accordian melody on Track 4 (“Gare Du Nord”) of Franka De Mille’s album, “Bridge the Roads,” it’s pleasantly hard to breathe. The two opening tracks, “Come On” and “Fallen”
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 + PHOTOGRAPHY: RED BARAAT AT THE MINT (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Red Baraat (Brooklyn, NY)September 18th, 2012The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Since I last caught up with Red Baraat in February, the self described “Brooklyn dhol’n’brass” by way of a second line, has been to the White House,
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: ALT-J – AN AWESOME WAVE (2012)
I’m all for shortcuts, be it that they make life much easier. Once you get them down, you can tear through complicated things in no time at all. Isn’t it ironic that one shortcut is making the music world grind to a halt to bask in its spacious, calculated scores? Alt-J, or ∆ as it is [&helli
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