Month: October 2012

Oregon

Music Reviews

Family Tree (CamJazz). Review by James Mann.

Stars

Music Reviews

The North (Ato Records). Review by Anna Allred.

Ani DiFranco

Event Reviews

Ani DiFranco brings Orlando, and Jen Cray, to levels of enjoyment not often felt in the company of so many others.

Wes Montgomery

Music Reviews

Very Best of Wes Montgomery (Riverside / Concord Music Group). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Faun Fables

Event Reviews

Flutes, leather vests on bare skin, werewolf songs, and kids on stage. It’s not your average recipe for a rock show, but then, as Matthew Moyer points out, Faun Fables is not a rock band.

OFF!

Event Reviews

OFF! is not your average over-the-hill rock band out to capitalize on past glories. With Keith Morris at the helm, they’re jet-propelled, as Matthew Moyer found out.

Corin Tucker Band

Event Reviews

May Terry ponders growing beyond riot-grrlism as the Corin Tucker Band plays The Mercury Lounge in New York City.

Riverboat Gamblers

Event Reviews

Riverboat Gamblers can always be counted on to give fans a live music aurogasm, and Jen Cray can always be counted on to cheer them on whenever they play her hometown.

45 Grave: October 2012

Features

45 Grave is a monthly column dedicated to a physical music medium that is way too fun to go quietly into digital limbo, no matter how eagerly cloud zombies want to fashion the coffin.

Beats Antique

Event Reviews

Jared Campbell shouts praises of Beats Antique and Lynx from the mountian tops, after experiencing their live shows in Orlando.

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Interviews

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Event Reviews

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Blue Thunder

Screen Reviews

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The Eye

The Eye

Screen Reviews

What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.