The undefinable Pelican
As with any other classification, "post-rock" is an extremely broad term with many subgenres branching off. Any number of representatives of these titles come to…
Athens PopFest 2007: Day 3 with Fishboy, Cars Can Be Blue, Daniel Johnston and more…
Black Kids were the surprise of the PopFest. And I'm not alone in my Black Kids adulation--everyone in my 8-person group was screaming "I LOVE…
Athens PopFest 2007: Day 2 with The American Revolution, The Postmarks, Tullycraft, and more…
I missed the day shows (Atlanta traffic sucks big time and it took 7 hours to pick up a friend at the airport!), but no…
Athens PopFest 2007: Day 1 with Ted Leo, Velcro Stars and more…
The Smittens welcomed me to the Athens PopFest with their trademark cute deep vocals and bashful next door lyrics "Be my valentine, I want to…
The Pale Pacific at the Crocodile
Here’s a necessary confession: I’ve been a pretty big fan of the Pale Pacific for as long as I have been going to shows (which…
These Arms Are Snakes free homecoming show
When people describe a Lightning Bolt show, they chalk it up to almost a religious experience. I've seen firsthand the absolute look of enrapture on…
Crystal Skulls live at the Crocodile
Local outfit Crystal Skulls haven’t played live since last summer – if I recall correctly, at Bumbershoot, or maybe one more show from that timeframe.…
The Thieves of Kailua CD Release
In 2004, readers of this website voted United State of Electronica’s self-titled, self-released debut album the best of the year. Though they've remained one of…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2007: Viva Voce, The Girls, John Vanderslice, BOAT, Speaker Speaker… aka "Band's we wish we'd seen"
Since we imaginaries couldn't be everywhere at once, we wanted to share some photos of the shows that we missed, but our erstwhile photographers --…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2007: The Cops
The great tragedy of the Capitol Hill Block Party -- indeed, of all music festival, really -- is that it's impossible to catch every band…