Nada Surf only wants to make you happy
This night turned out to be close to perfect for me, if not actually perfect.Let me get this out of the way first: The Triple…
Switches' Lesson in British Rock History
Do you ever remember going to a show that was played to a nearly empty room and spending the whole evening wondering what in the…
Elam / Kinetic Stereokids / C-Leb + A-bro at the High Dive
Last Thursday we went out to The High Dive in Fremont to see what turned out to be an unusual set for Elam. I'm used…
Ingrid Michaelson @ Nectar
It’s no secret that the recording industry is in peril: Major labels are suing their best customers, releasing bullshit every day (or at least every…
Dan Deacon's Dance Music for the D & D Set
On Sunday night, Dan Deacon, a Baltimore electronic composer, found his way to Neumo’s for a set I enjoyed quite bit – probably even against…
The Teenagers' American Debut @ Neumo's
The Teenagers are not, in fact, actual teenagers. Let’s just get that out of the way first because it’s the same question I’ve gotten from…
A record release unleashed from Beast, Please Be Still with Joy Wants Eternity
Perking up, my ears prepared for the assault of sound about to hit, tipped off by the clicking of drumsticks. Earplugs would have been a…
Lupe Fiasco @ the Showbox at the Market
Just before 2007 expired, the New York Times ran a story noting that hip-hop’s dominance over most other genres, in terms of record sales, could…
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone at the Vera Project with Ghosts and Liars
I like to think that music is continually evolving and progressing to fit the technological equipment available; and because there is so much available now,…
Information Society at El Corazon
After the countless hours I spent watching videos on MTV all day long in my single-digit years during the 1980s, I remember exactly 5 videos…