Some shows just scream to be written about. By the end of the night the narrative already exists. When I sit down in front of the computer the next day, it’s just a matter of transcribing what the artist(s) have already delivered in the form of their performance. My best reviews are not really reviews …
* my reviews are always very personal, but this one is more ‘personal story’ than it is ‘review’. it’s about my day more than about the band. The last time I had access to a My Bloody Valentine show, I opted out. The sublime shoegazers made the trip from Ireland, but I couldn’t make the …
Deafheaven were supposed to perform an early set last night. According the band’s website, Twitter feed and the venue itself, they were going to come on around 8:30. This false information had me sitting in a puddle of my own sweat while local blackened death metal outfit Kitezh trashed the stage. If it weren’t for …
As the first chords of “Autre Temps” opened the Alcest show, much the way they open their latest album, Les Voyages de l’Âme, I found it unsettling that we shared the room with less than 100 people. Hailing from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France, Alcest are arguably the best in the subgenre of musicians combining the density and …
Alcest. Larimer Lounge. 04.09.12 + Neige Interview Read More »
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 …
This was supposed to be the show of the year. The brilliant Enslaved supported by the two biggest metal darlings of 2010, Alcest and Ghost. I got my ticket months ago, was looking forward to seeing all three bands and had the night off of work. However, because of some visa problems or some bullshit, …
Locked in a garage on a summer night while five guys beat some of the loudest noise you’ve ever heard out of their instruments might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but for the thirty people who stuck around after a hardcore evening in Denver, Deafheaven were serving up exactly what we ordered. …
Curtis Lane is at the top of my favorite 2010 releases. It brings together the best aspects of electronic music and ups the ante with Pat Grossi‘s personal lyrics and choirboy vocals. Wilderness brought me in, Your Love Is Safe hooked me and the rest of the 6-song EP brought me back for more over …
Active Child @ Larimer Lounge (an opening act review) Read More »
After attending the first (and sold out) night of Spoon‘s 2-night stand at The Ogden, I can say I am no closer to understanding why the band is so popular. They are not a bad band, in fact I guess they are pretty good, but I just don’t get them. They are like the Muse …
Spoon w/ Deerhunter and Micachu @ Ogden, 04/05/10 Read More »
