For instance, I can spontaneously decide to go to an Odd Future show at the House of Blues which turns into one my more ridiculous concert experiences. On the short list of memorable moments were the crew being pelted with a barrage of lighters, a …
…I buy depressing records and then it’s far too nice outside for me to listen to them. Recently arrived from eBay are: Tom Waits – Rain Dogs, Neil Young – On the Beach, Leonard Cohen – Songs From a Room and Leonard Cohen – Death …
No but seriously. Announced just now via the official Titus Andronicus Twitter was the band’s first official mixtape, featuring their new single and a host of other awesome-sounding live/unreleased recordings. I never realized how badly I wanted to hear Titus cover both ‘El Scorcho’ and …
The other night, I wrote that I seriously doubted I’d have anything to report from this show that was nearly as exciting as the ‘My Sharona’ incident in Minneapolis. I was actually pretty wrong. Bradford Cox surprised and enthralled in a number of different ways …
It hasn’t been too evident since I’ve started this blog (because I’ve mostly been going broke due to concert tickets), but I’m a huge record nerd. I love vinyl for both its sonic and aesthetic qualities, and I think there are few better ways to …
We’re all familiar with that guy who thinks he’s the funniest, hippest hipster in the room by yelling an ironic request for ‘Free Bird’ during a show. Most of us think that guy is an idiot. All musicians think that guy is an idiot. Most …
Just in case you weren’t already sick of me writing about Scotland’s loudest and most miserable band, you can check out my review of their latest album at the WRBB radio blog. (Short version: it’s quite good)
…and Caribou is opening. All is right with the world. Assuming I can get tickets.
I’m not feeling like writing anything particularly coherent tonight. On a bit of a Touch and Go Records kick right now. I’m midway through the Don Caballero catalog, and I’ll probably finally get around to listening to my vinyl copy of Shellac’s At Action Park …
Let’s just be clear on the fact that I am a total fanboy for The Twilight Sad. Their formula of loud-quiet-loud shoegaze-y post-punk on Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters struck exactly the right chord for me, and I’ve been following them ever since. I was …