Stellar Corpses (Santa Cruz, CA), Old Man Markley (San Fernando Valley, CA), Tiger Army (CA) March 28th, 2013 House of Blues in San Diego, CA Gallery: Stellar Corpses Gallery: Old Man Markley Gallery: Tiger Army Tiger Army hasn’t been on the road since last October so when news spread that there would be a Spring(…)
Where would American rock ‘n’ roll be today without The Strokes? Say what you want about them, but is rock music not better off today because of them? Yes, those prep school kids from affluent families who decided to form the New York band back in 1998. I was in junior high in 1998 and(…)
Garbage (Madison, WI) and IO ECHO (Los Angeles, CA) April 5th, 2013 Mill City Nights in Minneapolis, MN Full Gallery: Garbage and IO ECHO at Mill City Nights This may come as a surprise to no one reading this, but in the 90′s, I had a huge crush on Shirley Manson. But then again, most(…)
Lescop (Paris) April 7th, 2013 Pop In in Paris, France Imagine the biggest buzzing group of the moment in America posting on Facebook at noon, announcing a show down the street from you-not in a venue, but a concert bar. A 200 capacity max, maybe, concert bar (obviously smaller in the venue part itself, though(…)
Sigur Rós (Reykjavik, Iceland) April 3rd, 2013 Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, MN Full Gallery: Sigur Ros The Roy Wilkins Auditorium has a special place in our hearts for bringing some of the coolest bands in and housing the fantastically badass Minnesota RollerGirls, but it also has a special place in Hell reserved for its(…)
There is so much more to the Cold War Kids than what they’ve gotten credit for. I’ll never forget the Long Beach-based band’s performance at Lollapalooza in 2007. At that time, their debut album, Robbers & Cowards, had managed to spark a buzz frenzy with the indie rock masses, and leading the charge was the(…)
For me, summertime in Wisconsin means a lot of things. There are ingredients to the recipe; some that have been in place since I was little. Backpacking adventures in Northern Wisconsin, trips to my favorite lakes (Devil’s Lake and Lake Superior), grilling out, sand bank hangs on the Wisconsin River, fireworks, warm, late nights. Some(…)
Night Moves (Minneapolis, MN) and Django Django (London) March 23rd, 2013 The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, CA Night Moves and Django Django made a stop at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles to deliver one of the most exciting shows I’ve seen to date. Night Moves started the night off with a psychedelic charm(…)