A Million Years Mischief Maker By Ellen Eldridge After the revolving door of band members stopped spinning, four unassuming men from Brooklyn, NY created a collection of songs which fit into punk, rock, pop and experimental catalogs; these are the type of guys one would expect to walk past without a second thought on college […]
Here We Go Magic Pigeons Secretly Canadian By David Courtright I saw Here We Go Magic at The EARL around this time last year. I had listened to a few of their songs on MySpace, and though none of them hooked me into a mad dash for the box office, it was good – it […]
By Jim Simpson If Chastain Park Amphitheater had doors, Imelda May would have blown them off. On a hot and sultry June night, the Irish singer strutted onstage in patent leather stiletto heels and a Kelly-green-and-black tartan slit skirt, plowed through a too-short set of classic rockabilly and original tunes that brought the moist crowd […]
Devo Something for Everybody Warner Brothers By Al Kaufman “What we do/Is what we do/It’s all the same/There’s nothing new” sings Devo on their first album of new material in 20 years. And they are correct. Something for Everybody sounds like it’s been only 20 months since Freedom of Choice, Devo’s high watermark. And while […]
The Young Veins Take a Vacation! One Haven By Alexandra Edwards Plenty of musicians begin their careers making music in the indie world and later move on to major label deals and MTV exposure. But is it possible to follow that path in reverse? That’s what Los Angeles band The Young Veins are trying to […]
Various Artists AthFest 2010 Ghostmeat Records By Eric Chavez Athens and its music scene all have a flavor of their own. Hit acts from The B-52’s and R.E.M., to the Indigo Girls and Bubba Sparxxx have all sprung from Athens, making it one of the most recognized, and diverse, small towns in America. At times, […]
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By David Courtright Plants and Animals showed a great deal of promise with their 2008 album, Parc Avenue. Montreal has no shortage of innovative and successful music acts, and many of those influences and collaborations shine through in the versatility of that album. It weaves through power chord rock, nimble folk interludes, country rhythms, and […]
By Jhoni Jackson; photos by Jason Travis Compared to the abundant media coverage of garage rock, chillwave and other lo-fi of-the-moment indie niches, folk music appears a bit neglected. But the full crowd at The Moondoggies and Blitzen Trapper at Variety Playhouse proved that, despite temporarily existing in the shadow of catchy punk derivatives and […]
By Scott Roberts; photos by Sue Volkert Like an unexpected visit from a reliable, old friend who you only get to see once every few years, a Blue Rodeo performance is like a warm embrace that fills your heart with happiness and makes you feel as if all is right, at least temporarily, with the […]
Sleepy Sun Fever ATP Recordings By Eileen Tilson Rumor has it that if you walk into certain bars in Amsterdam, you can walk up to the bartender who will then promptly ask you how you would like to “feel,” which you can then order from a long list of drugs to give you your desired […]
Tokyo Police Club Champ Mom + Pop Records By Eileen Tilson With the ridiculous influx of Canadian ice cubes, like Celine Dion, Nickelback and Justin Bieber, it is easy to miss something actually hot coming out of our northern neighbor, especially if you have a name that sounds like a group of Asian law enforcers. […]
The Moondoggies You’ll Find No Answers Here EP Hardly Art By Ellen Eldridge The title of The Moondoggies’ You’ll Find No Answers Here EP comes from the closing track, “Fly Mama Fly” which means the listener will travel through four songs loosely based on love and contemplation before arriving at the conclusion that there really […]
Hot Hot Heat Future Breeds Dangerbird Records By Al Kaufman After an ill-advised foray into pop on their 2007 release, Happiness Ltd., Canada’s Hot Hot Heat have returned to the hard-edged, dance-punk sound that they made them a sensation in 2003 with Make Up the Breakdown, and its single, “Bandages.” Future Breeds is full of […]
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