Review: Anna Vogelzang – Secret Cedar Room EP (2010)
byThe transition between city and slow-going urban went rather quickly; from downtown Chicago to Madison. Up until this August, decisions on where I live…
Reviews
Review: Pezzettino – LubDub (2010)
byAccordion whiz and lyrical spitfire Pezzettino knows what she wants and she knows how to get it. Gone are the days of girl musicians playing coy and confessional. Welcome Pezzettino, with all her brashness and oddities, to the scene.
Concert Review: The Morning Benders & The Rodeo at Nouveau Casino (Paris)
byIna J brings a wholly unique perspective to Mezzic. A Canadian who moved to Paris three years ago to play music, she exemplifies that…
Review: Lightning Love – November Birthday (2009)
byWho said Detroit is just for garage rock? Electo-indie darlings Lightning Love are here to win your heart with catchy melodies, confessional lyrics, and more than a little bit of atypical sass.
Review: Madjo – Trapdoor (2010)
byI won’t lie. When I love something, I tell everyone around me about it. Parfois, it includes a post on Facebook with an accompanying…
Review: Tim Kasher – The Game of Monogamy (2010)
byToday marks the addition of Katia Piza, a Minneapolis rabble-rouser now calling the North Side of Chicago her home. We first met during Bonobo,…
Review: Lookbook – Wild at Heart (2010)
byConsider Lookbook the first band ever to capture my attention solely due to the videography in their music video. “Over and Over” is high…
Review: Wolfgang Schaefer – Wolfgang Schaefer (2010)
byWolfgang Schaefer, backed by his brother Benjamin on percussion, specializes is the understated simplicity of near-perfect folk songs that have made the likes of Bon Iver and Iron & Wine so gosh darned famous over recent years. This works wonders for Schaefer who is at his best when there’s turmoil in his life. He has an uncanny knack for channeling whatever he’s feeling into a beautiful catharsis, with gentle, well-practiced guitar, seasoned with harmonica and percussion, and anchored by Schaefer’s seductive and attractive voice. It must be something in the water in Wisconsin, as the state churns out amazing folk act after amazing folk act.
Review: Benjamin Shaw – I Got the Pox, The Pox is What I Got (2010)
by“There’s a fine line between talented and me.” In high school, everyone tends to stumble back a few decades in music to discover those…