Dr. Dog 02.18.11 Terminal 5 | NYC
Guitarist Scott McMicken and bassist Toby Leaman share lead vocal duties, creating harmonies that a newly enlightened hippie next to me likened to “Brian Wilson
Radiohead ‘The King of Limbs’
Radiohead toys with the industry and their fans like a lion plays with its prey – letting its guard down, waiting for the perfect moment
Bright Eyes ‘The People’s Key’
It took 13 years, but Conor Oberst has finally created what he had in mind when Bright Eyes began in
Don Giovanni Records Showcase 02.12.11 Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
Screaming Females continued their support of ‘Castle Talk’ [2010] in New York as they headlined the Don Giovanni Records Showcase at the Music Hall of
Brick + Mortar 02.10.11 Maxwell’s | Hoboken
Brick + Mortar ignited their set at Maxwell’s with bombastic collisions of drum, bass and pure unadulterated energy from their released EPs
Nathan Moore ‘Dear Puppeteer’
Nathan Moore has embraced his Appalachian roots with melodic sensibility to turn in what is living up to be Moore’s finest work to date
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings 01.29.11 Count Basie Theatre, New Jersey
The Daptone Soul Revue came to Red Bank on 1/29, and a packed house braved the winter weather to warm up next to Sharon Jones’
Cold War Kids 01.25.11 Amoeba Records Los Angeles, California
Cold War Kids took some time (a winter in Nashville with Jacquire King) and returned with What’s Mine is Yours after an underwhelming last album
Fitz & The Tantrums 01.19.11 Bowery Ballroom NYC
Fitz & The Tantrums stuck their flag into a corner of New York City and made themselves right at home
Gregg Allman ‘Low Country Blues’
True to the laid-back Georgian jellyroll, the LP boasts devil bleeding blues covers from Otis Rush, Skip James, and Muddy Waters
Fitz & The Tantrums ‘More Soul Than The Devil Could Buy’
Fitz and the Tantrums ringleader Michael Fitzpatrick retells the unbelievable, knuckle-gripping journey that he and the Tantrums have been on in the past year
Little Dragon 01.07.11 Natural History Museum Los Angeles, California
Little Dragon kicked off the National History Museum’s season of First Fridays with their brand of undeniably infectious, electro-tribal grooves
