Monsters of Folk: not just another bunch of dudes with beards.
If this is what the kids are calling folk these days, I'll take it. It's been a little bit of a rough go for me,…
Imaginary road trip: Austin City Limits journal, part II
{Make sure to check out part I of our imaginary look back at Austin City Limits!} Past reports from Austin City Limits have detailed woes…
Imaginary road trip: Austin City Limits journal, part I
I had some great ideas going into my weekend at Austin City Limits -- live reports, blog posts, and photos from the field. Coverage would…
(One of) tonight's recommended show(s): Elliott Brood at the Tractor
I can't say enough about how much I love Elliott Brood. (Well, I have, actually. More than once.) These Canadian-based singer-songwriters fill every performance with…
Chris Pureka, all heartbreak and a t-shirt.
Recounting the Chris Pureka show from thirty thousand feet, on my way back from a music festival, seems appropriate. I'm saturated with the sight and…
Imaginary roadtrip, round three: Austin City Limits!
{No, neither the Long Winters nor Eric Corson will be playing at ACL this year. I just really want that shirt.} Airline ticket? Check. Press…
Round 52, Fremont Abbey Arts Center: Hey Marseilles is my new favorite band.
I've spend the better part of the last half-hour trying to find words for the mindblowing goodness that went down at the Fremont Abbey Arts…
Photoessay: So happy to be sad with the Avett Brothers & Heartless Bastards
Ever since I caught wind of "Tear Down the House" off of 2008's The Second Gleam, I've had a thing for the Avett Brothers. They're…
Exclusive: Hey Marseilles signs to Fuzed Music
Between the Block Party, the Doe Bay Music Festival, Bumbershoot, and some gigs here & there around town, you'd be hard-pressed to get away from…
Rocky Votolato to play Triple Door benefit on August 15
{Photo courtesy of Robin Laananen, redhedpictures} When it comes to Rocky Votolato, Spin Magazine puts it best: "Votolato possesses the kind of voice that never-been-kissed…