Coachella Music Festival Friday: Shiny dancers
Coachella Music and Art Festival was the perfect spring festival for a sullen Northwesterner: sun, music, art, grass, heat, and shiny beautiful people. There were big…
Colin Meloy goes it alone
Replete from all musical accompaniment save for his own voice and an acoustic guitar, Colin Meloy proved to be one of the few regarded figures…
Vince Mira and Wanda Jackson Rock the Tractor
I owe Wanda Jackson a big apology. I went to see the “First Lady of Rock and Roll” and the “Queen of Rockabilly” Friday night…
Arbitron, Royal Brougham, The Ax, and Wow & Flutter
There wasn’t a whole lot of people at the Comet Tavern when I arrived and most the people present had that unmistakeable “I’m in the…
Mike Doughty’s Band at Somerville Theatre
Mike Doughty is a showman. He stood up on stage at the Somerville Theatre with his "guitar teacher that made it big" look about him…
Simian Mobile Disco are your friends
It’s the beat. That’s not just the name of Simian Mobile Disco’s best song, but it’s also their manifesto. The band, perpetually on the road,…
The Blow at Pacific Lutheran University
It's safe to say Pacific Lutheran University is not what you call a place hipsters and indie music enthusiasts like to flock. That aside, a…
Destroyer at The Middle East
The days leading up to seeing Destroyer at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA went something like this:Me: I'm going to see Destroyer next weekYou:…
The Beautiful Clarks at the Sunset
I'm listening to every song in my iPod alphabetically; better yet, I'm taking my co-workers and clients hostage and playing it daily at work. Out…
MGMT at Chop Suey
I don’t ever remember it being as hot in Chop Suey as it was Monday night. That’s not a metaphor. Even with it being somewhere…