Monday, January 15 2007
Art with a View
Through jazz, regional Cajun food, and a diverse stream of attendees, Art with a View evoked the charm, timelessness, and even the seasoned seediness for which New Orleans is famous.
Thursday, January 11 2007
Times New Viking
PopMatters' Brian Bartels tells a pre-emptive tale of Matador's (and maybe your) next big thing...
Tuesday, January 9 2007
Mary Mary + Take 6
Christmas can be a time for quiet reflection or loud partying. Of course, there's nothing wrong with doing both at once...
Monday, January 8 2007
Lou Reed performs “Berlin”
When I heard that Lou Reed would be spending four nights in Brooklyn performing his landmark 1973 album, Berlin, in its entirety, it seemed impossible to pass up. Of course, it seemed equally impossible that it’d be any good...
Friday, January 5 2007
Riffing With Wilco, A Journey: Part 2 [2006 Rewind]
"I guess I’m... the band's... front man," Tweedy says. "What is that? I’m not a... leading man. No. Maybe. Maybe I'm, I'm Nels Cline's leading man."
Riffing With Wilco, A Journey: Part 1 [2006 Rewind]
PopMatters' Brian Bartels escapes the hustle and bustle of NYC in an essential act of improv.
Thursday, January 4 2007
Architecture in Helsinki + The Blow [2006 Rewind]
Melbourne's favorite indie popsters face PopMatters' Jennifer Kelly. And this time, she's wearing pants...
Wednesday, January 3 2007
Tuesday, January 2 2007
Harvey Danger [2006 Rewind]
Harvey 'I had visions, I was in them, I was looking into the mirror' Danger are poised to surf a Nada-style wave back to respectability. But, will it work?
Friday, December 22 2006
Wednesday, December 20 2006
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
When Anton Newcombe picked on his band members relentlessly, they rose to his challenges. But what's up now that he's "Free and Easy?"
Monday, December 18 2006
Alejandro Escovedo String Quartet + Mark Mulcahy
Guys with guitars. Guys on stools. It either works or it doesn't, depending on a simple but volatile combination of words, melody, and personal charisma.
Friday, December 15 2006
Ricardo Arjona
Few people in the U.S. have heard of Ricardo Arjona, but when he arrived in Buenos Aires last September, his 34 shows there sold out in just hours.
Wednesday, December 13 2006
Rakim
Jay-Z, now 37, claims “30 is the new 20.” Maybe. Or maybe he's just afraid that if he embraces his age, he'll be unfairly cast into the “old school” bin.
Tuesday, December 12 2006
Minus the Bear
Asleep or awake, bears are extraordinarily predictable animals: they're either on a search for food or a place to rest.
Monday, December 11 2006
Queensrÿche
While most hard rock bands of the era were focused on rowdy debauchery, Queensrÿche staked a claim as one of the most intelligent bands in the genre.
Friday, December 8 2006
Thursday, December 7 2006
John Vanderslice
Is it true, what his website says, that John Vanderslice is the "friendliest guy in indie rock?"
Tuesday, December 5 2006
The Disco Biscuits pt. 2
No Sunday night doldrums here. The weekend may be over, but the Bisco dance party rages on...
