The Strokes 10.08.10 Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
For Night One of the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival, The Strokes brought their New York City swagger to the sweet Southwest. Zilker Park
The Avett Brothers ‘Tales of Rubin’s Mythology’
Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers tells tales of recording with super-producer Rick Rubin for the band’s major label debut
Royal Family Ball 10.02.10 Terminal 5 NYC
Featuring Soulive, Lettuce, and Nigel Hall, The Royal Family Ball was an intoxicating concoction of gospel, blues, and jazz littered with wailing guitar verses and
Deerhunter ‘Halcyon Digest’
Halcyon Digest [2010] realizes in every way the potential that Deerhunter has always suggested it could reach
Bright Light Social Hour 09.17.10 Antone’s Austin, Texas
A little bit bluesy, a little bit jammy and, according to their website, “pairing southern rock with hard disco” the Bright Light Social Hour will
Michael Franti ‘The Piper of the Sun’
Michael Franti answers questions on topics including vegan delicacies, his punk roots, ZOOTV, and bizarre requests from club owners
Benevento Russo Duo 08.27.10 Highline Ballroom NYC
What started as two dudes jamming out on Radiohead and Zeppelin covers in the basement of the old Knitting Factory has catapulted Marco Benevento (organ,
Sublime w/ Rome 08.25.10 the Stone Pony Asbury Park, New Jersey
This was Sublime with Rome’s first time playing in Jersey and they certainly left their mark in the souls of every person in or around
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 08.24.10 IZOD Center, New Jersey
Touring in support of ‘Mojo’, Tom Petty continues his strut through America’s Northeast Corridor with a weeknight performance at the Izod Center in East Rutherford,
Weezer ‘Icons of a Generation Return to their Roots’
Weezer guitarist Brian Bell talks about signing to Epitaph, creating Hurley and re-issuing the emo bible, Pinkerton
Wavves ‘King of the Beach’
The prospect of Wavves’ petering out after Williams’ public breakdown seemed an appropriate if not welcome end
Flaming Lips 07.26.10 Central Park NYC
The Flaming Lips never fail to make an impression and their performance at Central Park Summerstage NYC was an incredible scene
