AltWeeklies Wire
Animal Collective: Live from Big Surnew
There wasn't a couple getting hitched, but Animal Collective's show in Big Sur felt more like a hippie wedding than a concert.
Extravagant Tribute Concert Doubles As a Fundraising Boon for Private Foundationnew
Rock 'n' roll legends headline this week's Domino Effect, a lavish, all-star concert paying tribute to Fats Domino — and paying dividends to NFL quarterback Drew Brees' Dream Foundation, which is working to rebuild New Orleans' schools, parks and playgrounds.
Bob Log III Makes the Blues a 'Guitar Party'new
When someone dedicates himself to showmanship as completely as Arizona one-man band Bob Log III, it's an act of privation not to see him play live.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
05-21-2009 |
Concerts
Darkness Dear Boy Is Fighting for Local Music with The Best Fucking Live Shownew
Ted Organ of Darkness Dear Boy wants to rebuild the pecking order of Phoenix's local music scene.
Phoenix New Times |
Martin Cizmar |
03-24-2009 |
Concerts
Coachella: Indio Times 10new
Goldenvoice's Paul Tollett on the decade-old music festival.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
03-20-2009 |
Concerts
Sarah & Octopusnew
Sarah & Octopus have jazz chops and tons of ambition, and their complex pieces can wear you out with their car-crash meter shifts and wild leaps across the harmonic spectrum.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
02-04-2009 |
Concerts
Tags: indie rock, Sarah & Octopus
Nobunny Loves Us: Punk Matters (shorter. faster. louder.)new
Nobunny plays what amounts to the mutant child of the Ramones, the New York Dolls, and Jay Reatard, burned at the stake and raised from the dead to declare war on the living.
San Antonio Current |
Mitch Clem |
01-21-2009 |
Concerts
My Bloody Valentine Massacres Eardrums in NYCnew
The Lilys hour-long allotment was the formalist of formalities—an unnecessary, sure-to-be-disregarded warm up for an un-warm-up-able crowd of over 3,000. How could you possibly be warmed up for My Bloody Valentine?
New York Press |
Greg Burgett |
10-02-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: my bloody valentine
A-list Indie Tours are Once Again Dissing San Antonionew
For a brief shining moment, San Antonio was the hotspot for indie music in Texas. It was a glorious time, when local alt-rock fans didn't have to drive at least an hour to see their favorite bands.
San Antonio Current |
Johnston Farrow |
09-17-2008 |
Concerts
This Little Undergroundnew
Vanda, the new local band fronted by Ryland Bojack, showed promise in their debut performance (Sept. 6, Orlando Brewing). Rather than a world-weary brand of country, their down-home twang is leavened by the kind of indie pop that would be at home in Athens.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
09-12-2008 |
Concerts
Monotonix: Too Hot for Bumbershootnew
After just four songs, the fire marshal deemed the Tel Aviv–based band too dangerous, and had Exhibition Hall staff cut their power.
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
09-08-2008 |
Concerts
What Dehydration Can Do at Burning Mannew
Whereas other Burners built elaborate shade structures, we had a couple tents and a tarp stretched over our station wagon’s trunk.
New York Press |
Joshua M. Bernstein |
09-04-2008 |
Concerts
OMFG It's MusicFest NorthWest!new
Consider this the liner notes from behind the scenes of this festival, detailing the 1,000 little decisions made over the past 360 days that culminate in MFNW's music-packed, sweat-soaked, four-day run.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
09-03-2008 |
Concerts
The DNC Concert Cheat Sheetnew
For a few days, Denver will be the world's stage, with thousands of delegates and media types parachuting into town. No reason for you not to try to join the party! So here's a cheat sheet on some of the week's most ballyhooed events and your chances of getting in.
Brooklyn's Coolest Lifeguards Say Good-bye to McCarren Poolnew
The sun, alas, is about to set on yet another magical New York City music venue. For the past three summers, New York's largest (and emptiest) pool has been a host to rock bands, slip-and-sliders, dodgeballers and hula-hoopers—a veritable indie-rock wonderland.
New York Press |
Brian Heater |
08-25-2008 |
Concerts
