Wednesday, January 18 2012
The Big Chill: 5 Great Records to Help You Through Winter
PopMatters's Corey Beasley can't knit you a blanket, but he can do the next best thing: here are five classic wintertime records to help you through the big chill.
Thursday, October 6 2011
Bon Iver: 13 September 2011 - Austin, TX
Are you familiar with the mythology and publicity surrounding Bon Iver’s meteoric and surprising rise to fame? If not, ask Kanye West and read this.
Thursday, August 4 2011
Collections of Colonies of Bees: Giving
Collections of Colonies of Bees may be better known for being one half of Volcano Choir – Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon is the other half – but Giving’s broad scope and post-rock theatrics may help them create a bit of buzz as their own important entity.
Wednesday, July 27 2011
Tracks They’ll Be Talking About: 5 Divisive Songs on Great Albums
Bon Iver's "Beth/Rest" is just the latest song that beguiles as many fans as it detracts.
Tuesday, June 21 2011
Bon Iver: Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Bon Iver, Bon Iver is what it is: a solid placeholder album that won't win any new fans but will please those who've enjoyed his previous work (special props to that '80s synth ballad at the end, though).
Tuesday, February 1 2011
Top Five Tunes That Should Be Covered by Alison Krauss and Union Station
Each of these songs, in my mind, would fit Alison Krauss and Union Station’s unique blend of bluegrass traditionalism and progressionist spirit.
Monday, October 4 2010
The Tallest Man on Earth + S. Carey: 27.Sep.2010 - New York
The Tallest Man on Earth, though solo, had no problems selling out Webster Hall Monday night or conveying complete control alone onstage.
Monday, August 23 2010
S. Carey: All We Grow
Bon Iver member S. Carey strikes out on his own, to interesting but mixed results.
