Concert Review: Scream the Prayer Tour at The Attic (Kettering, OH)
On the tour: Demon Hunter (Seattle, WA), Emery (Seattle, WA), Sleeping Giant (Redlands, CA / Salt Lake City, UT), mychildren mybride (AL/CA/MS/Switzerland), Close Your Eyes (Abilene, TX), Hundredth (Myrtle Beach, SC), The Great Commiss
Review: Wintersleep – Hello Hum (2012)
Wintersleep‘s LP, Hello Hum, demands a glass of Canadian Club and a massive window, covered in frost, overlooking the Cape Breton Highlands. Unfortunately, I had to resort to a humid St. Louis roof and a bottle of Jack Daniels. Simply a disclaimer; nothing more. The record begins with a
FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOS: NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2012 REFLECTIONS (NEW ORLEANS, LA)
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalApril 27-29th and May 3-6th, 2012Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA New Orleans Musicians for ObamaApril 30th, 2012Generations Hall in New Orleans, LA Instruments A Comin’May 1st, 2012Tipitina’s in New Orleans, LA Full Galleries: Jazzfest
Review: Metric – Synthetica (2012)
Metric has built a name for themselves with their distinct attitude and Emily Haines‘s iconic voice. They’ve always stayed true to themselves, and with their fifth album, it’s no different. There is a surprising and refreshing uniqueness to Synthetica, which is reassuring to Met
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: CHILDREN 18:3 – ON THE RUN (2012)
The home schooled Minnesota trio are music veterans by this point in time. The release of their self-titled debut on Tooth and Nail Records resulted in rave reviews and fans heralding a new powerhouse group on the scene. Two years later, they are back with epic (forgive the cliche adjectiv
Concert Review + Photography: Robert Walter Residency, with the 20th Congress at The Mint (Los Angeles)
Robert Walter (New Orleans, LA), Simon Lott (Baton Rouge, LA), Chuck Parada (San Diego, CA), and Chris Stillwell (San Diego, CA)June 13th, 2012The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music There is no sound quite as satisfying
REVIEW: THE LUMINEERS – THE LUMINEERS (2012)
We undoubtedly live in the era of Americana-inspired folk-rock groups. First we had Mumford & Sons and Fleet Foxes, followed by The Head and the Heart. All are huge, two of these groups only sporting one widely released full-length record. The Lumineers are
CONCERT REVIEW: VIENNE MON AMOUR AT LA FLÈCHE D’OR (PARIS)
Monsterheart, Clara Luzia (Vienna, Austria), Ginga (Vienna, Austria), and B.Fleischmann (Vienna, Austria)June 14th, 2012La Flèche d’or in Paris, France [Instagramming in a pinch.] In German, there is a saying that roughly equates to (and all apologizes for messi