Review: The Hold Steady – Stay Positive (2008)
byA couple years ago, Cursive responded to The Ugly Organ (Saddle Creek, 2003) with a definite political-themed album interspersed with their unique spinning of…
Now & Then: The Anniversary and Dri
byYears ago I opted out of doing the 1h20m drive into Chicago to catch a Kansas band, The Anniversary, a missed opportunity to this…
Concert Photography Criticized
bySource: Got Live If You Want It (On My Flickr Page), Eric Harvey I ran across this posting earlier today and, as an amateur…
Now & Then: Past Lives and The Blood Brothers
byEarlier this week I had to justify why Gogol Bordello put on the best show I had ever seen out of the roughly 200…
Photography: Dr Manhattan and The Felix Culpa on June 20th, 2008
byDr Manhattan (Vagrant), The Felix Culpa (Common Cloud), with They Found Me, They Named Me (Verse In Transit) Just For Fun in McHenry, Illinois…
Review: Girl Talk – Feed The Animals (2008)
byGregg Gillis released Feed The Animals (Illegal Art, 2008) today à la the new model, throwing Girl Talk‘s latest online while promising those who…
Photography: Los Campesinos! at the Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)
byLos Campesinos! with Jeffrey Lewis & The Jitters The Empty Bottle in Chicago, Illinois May 28th, 2008 John Brunner : SmugMug It’s always a…
Photography: Murder By Death at Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
byMurder By Death, Dios Malos, and Gasoline Heart The Annex at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin May 2nd, 2008 Been away from posting for a…
Review: Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster (2008)
byHold On Now, Youngster… (Wichita Recordings/ Arts & Crafts, 2008) is as enjoyable as a young child with a pop-up book bursting with excitement…