Review: Bad Books – Bad Books (2010)
It’s strange when there’s an artist that holds a very special place in your heart for reasons unknown. You know, the kind that almost becomes a significant other to you over time, whose music is there when no one else is, who manages to just understand something about aspects of your personality
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: F.STOKES AT MAJESTIC THEATRE (MADISON)
(October 15th, 2010) The Majestic is my kind of venue; a converted theater with several levels, yet intimate despite the balcony and accoutrements. Small standing room ahead of tables and chairs ahead of another smaller standing room. The staff? Unimposing, warm and welcoming as opposed to
REVIEW: PEARLY GATE MUSIC – PEARLY GATE MUSIC (2010)
Mezzic readers, my name is Amber Valentine and I am creep. I don’t mean that in the sense that I like to repeatedly and perversely hit on underage ladies until restraining orders are threatened, but rather that I, much like Thom Yorke before me, am a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? Well, [&
REVIEW: AGENT RIBBONS – CHATEAU CRONE (2010)
I’ll be completely honest with you, Mezzic readers. I got into Agent Ribbons for one reason and one reason only: I found their lead singer, Natalie Gordon, ridiculously attractive. From her coy profile to her intimate body language to the fact that she was rocking the exact same sho
REVIEW: ANNA VOGELZANG – SECRET CEDAR ROOM EP (2010)
The transition between city and slow-going urban went rather quickly; from downtown Chicago to Madison. Up until this August, decisions on where I live are generally taken based on two factors: food and music. Chicago? Music, home food. Milwaukee? Brats, the Rave and Turner Hall. Lyon
REVIEW: PEZZETTINO – LUBDUB (2010)
Don’t get me wrong. I like Feist alright. St. Vincent‘s kind of cool. But even the most interesting of Pitchfork approved ladies these days have something severely lacking and what that is is weirdness. In fact, even the most lauded of female artists seem, to me, to border on “a
CONCERT REVIEW: THE MORNING BENDERS & THE RODEO AT NOUVEAU CASINO (PARIS)
Ina J brings a wholly unique perspective to Mezzic. A Canadian who moved to Paris three years ago to play music, she exemplifies that inescapable, creative essence that unconsciously tugs artists worldwide to the City of Lights. We couldn’t be happier to have Ina J (and now Paris) on board with Me
REVIEW: CITIZENS! – HERE WE ARE (2012)
Citizens! is anything but typical when it comes to your alternative rock groups. For starters, the UK-based group of guys has found a home with French record label Kitsune, choosing to market themselves that way. Unsurprisingly, the group has been making waves in Europe for a while now, and jus
REVIEW: LIGHTNING LOVE – NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY (2009)
Who said Detroit is just for garage rock? Electo-indie darlings Lightning Love are here to win your heart with catchy melodies, confessional lyrics, and more than a little bit of atypical sass. I was in the basement of the Empty Bottle last September on the couch with a friend and his lapt