This Thursday’s benefit show for Haiti at the Moore Theatre is chock full of twangy and alt goodness to the highest degree and features a slew of thoughtful bands set to take the stage: The Maldives, The Classic Crime, Memphis Radio Kings, Mike Herrera (MxPx), and Vince Mira. Rumor has it there will also be […]
I'll take any chance I get to see "Awesome" in action and their recent show was a great example of why I love this band so much. They are funny and smart, as is their music, which ranged from soaring vocal harmonies to well-timed clicks from staple removers. They headlined a great night at Neumos […]
Show Date: November 29, 2008
Saturday night of Thanksgiving weekend can be a crapshoot – you could either go out and see everyone you know at a gig, or wind up watching a dude tune his guitar to crickets and barflies. Memphis Radio Kings beat the odds at the High Dive this past weekend, with a good turnout and a […]
Show Date: November 10, 2008
Ten years ago, a coworker dragged me to Manhattan to see a band called Cowboymouth. He had been talking about it for weeks. I remember it like it was yesterday. "You have to come," he'd say every morning, bursting at the seams over our coffees while he played me a new track off a well-worn […]
I hate Ryan Adams. There. I said it and I'm not sorry. I realize that this is no longer such a controversial statement given the critical drubbing his last couple of records have taken, but I feel it needed to be said. I wanted to like him. I liked Whiskeytown a lot. But when you're […]
