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Review: Over the Rhine-The Trumpet Child
26 August 2007A year before the album was released, Karin Bergquist quipped in a concert that they weren’t “working through any heavy crap” in the writing and producing of the album. However, the sheen and musical depth of The Trumpet Child belies the deeper undertones of the album. Bergquist and her husband may have found [...]
This Time The Bullet Cold Rocked Ya
30 July 2007Don’t you hate it when someone talks to you condescendingly about how they are superior to you? Or what about those times people tell you one thing, but you know they’re probably lying to you? Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to the Rage Against the Machine reunion tour!
You Don’t Need a Rock Show to Get Involved
8 July 2007I spent some time yesterday watching the Live Earth concerts. It was your typical “concert for a cause” thing that has been played out in the past. Nothing yesterday was unique. Watching the political “segways” between bands made me think of the documentary i saw a few years ago on the Tibetan [...]
Kings of Leon in New Orleans
12 May 2007Last night I went to see one of the only true rock bands left in music, Kings of Leon. Jacob and I discussed post show about how they’re not trying to meld genres, they’re not using a DJ, they’re not using emo guitar riffs, or singing about how they were made fun of in [...]
Does “Great” Still Apply?
28 April 2007Rage Against the Machine’s “reunion†has excited me, because I thought the band broke up when they were still relevant. What they’ve done could be genius if things come off okay, because they’ve been away for 7 years. The return to the scene has people interested because they missed them and some people [...]
Ruthie Foster, last night was amazing!
11 April 2007by Greg Ackerman
I arrived late to Ruthie Foster’s album release party for her latest, The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster at the now legendary Antone’s in Austin, Texas. After walking briskly through unusually cold temperatures on what appeared to be a quiet night in Austin’s upscale Warehouse district, it was rockin’ inside Antone’s with a nearly full [...]
Arcade Fire in NYC
25 February 2007photo by tammylo
When I try to remember how I first heard of the Arcade Fire, memory escapes me. All I know is that somehow the music from their first album, Funeral, ended up on my ipod and I have been listening to tunes like Rebellion (Lies)and Haiti for at least two years now. One thing [...]
“Let’s build a house of folk rock, and gut this house of rock n roll” (Jeff Tweedy in New Orleans)
27 January 2007Last night I took a ride down to the House of Blues and took in Jeff Tweedy, solo. I’ve been wanting to like Wilco for years, but it’s just never happened for me. I have plenty of friends who love Wilco, love Jeff Tweedy, and would probably cut off their right pinky finger [...]
The 2007 Golden Globes: A Play-by-Play
17 January 2007On Monday night, I embraced my inner Fug and watched the 2007 Golden Globe Awards. So, I settled on the couch with a bowl of popcorn and a Sprite Zero and had a delicious time being my catty self. The following is a rough play-by-play of the evening.
CT Writers’ Top 10 (or less) Music of 2006
11 January 2007Jacob’s our ringer when it comes to writing about music. We wanted to also put together some of our own lists to compare to each other, and see how much indie cred we got when we put it up against Jacob’s. There are five lists below, and not too many repeats, unless you [...]