Show review: Sigur Rós at Prospect Park – 7/31
A trek all the way to Brooklyn last Tuesday to catch Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Rós on their first US tour in four years proved more than worth the effort. Seattle’s Perfume Genius opened.
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Report: Newport Folk Festival
Last weekend marked the return of the long-running Newport Folk Festival to Rhode Island’s Fort Adams State Park. Despite some rainy interludes, the weekend brought a bevy of stellar performances from Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst, The Tallest Man On Earth, Iron & Wine …
Show review: Liars at Paradise Rock Club – 7/24
Brooklyn’s experimental post-punk/noise rockers Liars brought their tour in support of new album WIXIW to the Paradise last Tuesday, with an opening set from Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Show review: Refused at House of Blues – 7/20
Controversially reunited Swedish hardcore heroes Refused made their way to Boston last weekend, fresh off the festival circuit. OFF! opened.
“So, did Daft Punk really play at your house?”
In a sense, last week’s premiere of Shut Up and Play the Hits marked the final comment on the demise of James Murphy’s beloved dance-rock project LCD Soundsystem. The new documentary covers the days immediately preceding and following LCD’s massive final show at Madison Square …
Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 – Sunday
The final day of Pitchfork Fest 2012 brought with it clear skies, hot temperatures and a rock-heavy lineup to close things off with a bang. Click on to check out the final round of reviews and photos, including Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Ty Segall, Real …
Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 – Saturday
Between the seemingly endless list of must-see sets and the disagreeable weather conditions, day two’s festivities alternately took on the feel of a grand-scope adventure and a punishing endurance test. Sets from Hot Chip, Sleigh Bells, Wild Flag, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and more reviewed …
Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 – Friday
A series of foreboding thunderstorms cleared just in time for the kickoff to day one of the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival, which featured performances from Feist, Dirty Projectors, Japandroids, Olivia Tremor Control and more. Read on for plenty of photos and set reviews.
Preview: Pitchfork Music Festival 2012
This year’s Pitchfork Music Festival descends upon Chicago’s Union Park this weekend, and I’ll be there to see, hear, photograph and write about as much music as I can. Ideally I’ll be posting some daily coverage, so be sure to check back throughout the weekend. …
New Mountain Goats record forthcoming
The ever-prolific John Darnielle announced today that The Mountain Goats’ new record, Transcendental Youth, would be released October 2nd on Merge Records. John discusses the origins of and inspiration behind the record here, and Consequence of Sound has the tracklist and the astoundingly great artwork. …