Life is short; that insight is passed on to us throughout our lives but we only begin to take it increasingly more seriously as we grow older. How old before the preciousness of our time on Earth begins to sink in? Of course, it varies from person to person, and even in each person, our(…)
Doldrums (Montreal), Invisibles (Chicago, IL), and Crystal Castles (Toronto) April 26th, 2013 The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA
Oh Land (Copenhagen, Denmark), Phox (Madison, WI), Delta Spirit (San Diego, CA), Chance the Rapper (Chicago, IL), Toro Y Moi (Columbia, SC), The Mowgli’s (Los Angeles, CA) May 4th, 2013 Revelry Music and Arts Festival at Union South in Madison, Wisconsin Full Gallery: Revelry Fest at University of Wisconsin-Madison In bold font with liberal usage of(…)
Ghost (Sweden) May 4th, 2013 Mill City Nights in Minneapolis, MN Full Photo Gallery: Ghost BC at Mill City Nights First spotted as an unknown opener for Opeth and Mastodon last year at Myth Live, Ghost blew me away. I fell in love with the Blue Oyster Cult, Black Sabbath-like Heavy Metal combined with theatrics and(…)
From April 23rd to April 28th, festival goers and the industry descended in droves to the French department capital of Bourges for Printemps de Bourges. Since 1977, the town of about 100,000 has hosted the festival and industry conference that has become an “incontournable” step in the French and European music. Booking agents, managers, label(…)
Dreamers Dose (Los Angeles, CA), Weatherbox (San Diego, CA), Manchester Orchestra (Alpharetta, GA) April 25th, 2013 House of Blues in West Hollywood, CA Gallery: Dreamers Dose Gallery: Weatherbox Gallery: Manchester Orchestra It had been a while since Manchester Orchestra graced the Los Angeles area with their presence. Lucky for us HTC brought out Manchester Orchestra,(…)
Dead Leaf Echo (Brooklyn, NY), Half String (Arizona), Beach Fossils (Brooklyn, NY) April 21, 2013 The Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Dead Leaf Echo Gallery: Half String Gallery: Beach Fossils Last sunday was dream-pop heaven for fans who came out to see Beach Fossils headline The Echoplex with Dead Leaf Echo and Half String.(…)
Last November, I caught up with Oberhofer’s leading man, Brad Oberhofer, while the band was in Milwaukee touring with fellow Brooklynites, Matt and Kim. It was then that I first got wind of the collection of songs that would become Notalgia. Oberhofer had actually been listening to the masters of the new songs earlier in(…)