Hello weekend, I missed you. It’s Friday morning and I’m already looking at the clock wondering why nobody has invented a time machine yet. I promise I wouldn’t use it for evil – well, maybe I’d have a Bill & Ted style adventure, but mostly just to skip the weekdays. Friday, May 7 – Soulphonics […]
By Ken Lackner
Rufus Wainwright All Days are Nights: Songs for Lulu Decca By Eileen Tilson With the overflow of of emo, touchy-feely singer-songwriter music flowing out of the speakers these days, it is very rare to find a musician so emotionally raw that he makes time stand still. And yet, take a Judy Garland obsessed songwriter and […]
Since season one of American Idol, many musical careers have been launched. Some have fizzled, but in the end, there is no denying true talent. True talent is exactly what’s kept season five contestant Chris Daughtry going since his debut album, which sold over four million copies, was released in 2006. Packing out arenas, having Slash […]
Start saving your pennies, Pink Floyd fans – the band’s famed co-founder and songwriter Roger Waters will be performing the band’s monumental masterpiece The Wall at Philips Arena on November 18. This tour commemorates the album’s 30th anniversary, and the record remains in the U.S. Top Five best-selling albums of all time. The performance itself […]
Electronic band Passion Pit comes to the Tabernacle on Wednesday, June 9. The high-energy five-piece from Cambridge, Mass. has had as much success with their 2009 debut full-length release Manners as they have with the many “Passion Pit remixes” (Phoenix – 1901, Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll, Shout Out Louds – Heads Will Roll, […]
A ton of shows just went up for sale at Live Nation for shows coming up at The Tabernacle this summer. We’re especially excited about New Zealanders Crowded House – a supremely underrated band that doesn’t make it over to this neck of the woods often enough. Here’s what’s in store: 50 Cent – June […]
David Ford Let The Hard Times Roll Original Signal By Scott Roberts David Ford has a lot to say. The British singer/songwriter opens his third CD Let The Hard Times Roll with the emotionally-escalating “Panic,” a song that manages to cram more words into less than four minutes than are found on many entire albums. […]
“Free Energy” from Free Energy on Vimeo. Maybe it’s just a good idea, but there is something about the name Free Energy that just makes you feel good. That good feeling only gets better once you start listening to their music. A retro-pop bag full of cheer, the songs are seriously happy. We actually like what we’ve heard […]
Grammy Award winning R&B singer Maxwell rose to fame in the mid-90’s soon after his debut Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite was released. A key player in the development of the sub-genre known as neo-soul (Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Jill Scott) Maxwell has since released a total of four full-length records. After nearly a decade since his previous […]
Josh Rouse El Turista Yep Rock By Scott Roberts Singer/songwriter Josh Rouse has always been a restless soul. From the tunefully mellow pop-rock of his 1998 debut Dressed Up Like Nebraska, to the conceptual retro vibe of 2003’s 1972, Rouse has never stayed in one musical place too long or allowed himself to be pigeonholed. […]
By Scott Roberts; photos by Sue Volkert When a band has been together 30 years – a milestone few bands ever even hope to achieve – it has earned the right to look back it at its past accomplishments and bask in the accolades and respect that feat deserves. In the case of Australia’s The […]
Goldfrapp Head First Mute By Eileen Tilson If you take a look at the most intriguing female singers to emerge this past year, every one of them seems to have taken Alison Goldfrapp’s Electronica Princess class. From Lady Gaga’s other-worldliness, La Roux’s 80’s synth pop, to Ladyhawke’s electro sound, sparkles of Goldfrapp’s past can be […]
Broken Bells Broken Bells Sony By Micah McLain When Brian Burton (AKA Danger Mouse) and The Shins’ lead singer James Mercer announced their collaboration in 2009, fans of both artists were no doubt excited about the wide range of sonic possibilities. While both artists come from very different backgrounds, their trajectories have been moving closer […]
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