It has been almost three years since I first stumbled upon the Baltimore trio that goes by the name of Future Islands. I just happened to show up early to the Bluebird back when they were filling the opening slot for Dan Deacon’s w/Ensemble tour. Thinking back on that night, there was really no reason
notes from the road: Future Islands. 11.15.11 Read More »
It was obvious before M83 took the stage at Neumos in Seattle last Sunday night that it was going to be an epic show. Having been lucky enough to catch their set at Fun Fun Fun fest the weekend before, I knew what to expect, but I couldn’t help but be blown away by the
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Having just caught Lykke Li‘s set at Fun Fun Fun fest over the weekend, I was among the minority of those who knew what to except at the Ogden Theatre on Friday night. The Swedish pop singer has been making waves across the sea for a couple years now, but nothing on the radio, on
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Those hoping for a death metal show when Opeth came through Denver last week were sorely disappointed, but those who were familiar with the new album and aware of the progressive setlist were treated to a perfectly balanced rock show by some of the most talented musicians to come from Sweden. As the snow piled
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Those of us who made it out to Hi-Dive last night were rewarded with a surprisingly mellow psychedelic jam from Philadelphia’s The War On Drugs. The band took the stage at 11:00pm with very little audience engagement. Adam Granduciel is not your dynamic front man, and to be honest I was a little put off by
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The classic Anthrax line-up was Scott Ian, Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante and Dan Spitz, and with the exception of Sptiz (replaced by Rob Caggiano), this is the line-up that performed at Summit Music Hall last night. The Anthrax we grew up with, performing the songs we grew up on. They might have kicked
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It was suggested that we show up early for the Frank Turner show at the Marquis Theater on Friday night, given the strength of the line-up. If the gathering of people snaking down Larimer St. as early as 7:30pm wasn’t evidence enough that this tour was receiving some much deserved attention, the handwritten sign warning
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It took half an hour for Keith Morris and OFF! to blast through every song in their punk rock repertoire. 30 minutes provided the time needed for 17 songs, plenty of onstage banter and even a few breaks for the 56-year-old legend to catch his breath. The seasoned vets gave it their all, so much
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Bad luck, freak accidents, ridiculous album titles with ridiculously named songs filled with ridiculous lyrics, Weedeater is the last band I ever expected to be attracted to. Not being a weed smoker (or eater) myself, I really have nothing in common with these southern dudes who burn through pounds of the shit every year. They
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Sometimes size does matter, but probably not in the way you are thinking. On Tuesday night at the Ogden Theatre, the stage was just big enough for one band and not quite big enough for another. It was big enough to allow Tunde Adebimpe to dance, moonwalk, twitch and tweak as he saw fit while
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