Monday, May 21 2012
Bamboozle Gets Caught in Between: 19 May 2012
Bamboozle was in a lovely setting, but it wasn't a controlled environment like the Meadowlands provides, so everything tended to be a bit up and down.
A Day to Remember + Rise Against: 5 May 2012 - Cincinnati, OH
The same thing that makes the bill of A Day to Remember and Rise Against odd, also serves as an opportunity for a rather interesting shared experience.
Friday, May 18 2012
STS9: 20 & 21 April 2012 - Oakland, CA
In the end, the two-night stand leaves one with the feeling that a new age of peace and harmony could indeed be just around the bend. The vibrational arts of tone scientists like STS9 have a healing power and can conjure such a positive collective consciousness.
Thursday, May 17 2012
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers: 29 April 2012 - Santa Barbara, CA
Steve Martin combines bluegrass and comedy for an evening of priceless entertainment.
Wednesday, May 16 2012
Russian Circles + Deafheaven + Enemies: 28 April 2012 - Dublin
The dynamos of instrumental disorder – Russian Circles, debut in Dublin. Possessing the power to run rings around their instrumental contemporaries, tonight Russian Circles push their foreboding sound onward with impressive style.
Tuesday, May 15 2012
The Wombats: 30 April 2012 - Chicago
Not even some forgettable openers can keep a well-oiled pop-rock machine like the Wombats down.
Monday, May 14 2012
Counting Crows: 25 April 2012 - Oakland, CA
Their live show is an occasionally uncomfortable mix of polish and genuine raggedness.
Friday, May 11 2012
The Weeknd: 26 April 2012 - Washington D.C.
The Weeknd finally debuts as a live band, affirming our greatest hopes for the R&B heroes.
Thursday, May 10 2012
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: 5 May 2012 - New York
Festival’s closing night jams into the wee hours of the morning.
School of Seven Bells + Exitmusic: 19 April 2012 - Los Angeles
Guitarist/producer Benjamin Curtis is a sonic wizard and Deheza is one of the more dynamic female vocalists to appear on the pop music scene in some time.
Wednesday, May 9 2012
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: 4 May 2012 - New York
BAM's excellent performance spaces, lighting, and acoustics worked wonderfully in enhancing some fine performances by a few Brooklyn-based pros.
Thomas Dolby: 11 April 2012 - Seattle
It was a delight, then, to see Dolby at work --- even with a vastly compacted, stripped down setup compared to the synthesizer banks of yesterday.
Tuesday, May 8 2012
Bad Brains + GZA: 19 April 2012 - Philadelphia
When I was a wannabe skate punk I feared kids wearing Bad Brains t-shirts. It was a band you heard about, but never actually heard in the days before music sharing.
Monday, May 7 2012
Jazz & Heritage Festival: 27 - 29 April 2012 - New Orleans
Thanks to bravura performances from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Dr. John and Janelle Monae, the first weekend of the 2012 Jazz & Heritage Festival showcased the best of music’s past, present and future.
Bamboozle: The Alternative to Alternative Festivals (18 - 20 May)
With a relocation back to Asbury Park and a chance to see bands along the shoreline of New Jersey, there's no reason not to completely ignore my advice and go find someone, or something, completely new at Bamboozle.
Friday, May 4 2012
Newport Beach Film Festival 2012: The California You Don’t Know
What you don't know about California is the focus of two movies screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival this week, Day at the Pool and Behind the Orange Curtain.
Punch Brothers: 17 April 2012 - Lexington, KY
Never mind what the group appears to be, as their style transcends the limits of instrumental preferences.
Thursday, May 3 2012
Refused + Death Grips: 12 April 2012 – Pomona, CA
Refused built tension while the audience anxiously awaited this reunion -- that many did not expect to ever experience.
Tribeca Film Festival 2012: ‘Freaky Deaky’ Premiere + Tribeca Talks
If you don't take Freaky Deaky too seriously, you'll probably enjoy it.
