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(…)
St. Paul and Minneapolis have historic rivalries dating since the explorers first chose sides on the banks of the Mississippi. It’s the founding myth drove the two cities to constructing elaborate churches to rival the other, declarations of one being boring while the other riddled by ruckus, and even kidnapping attempts of census workers to(…)
The best music often comes via word-of-mouth. This one was as clear as crystal when, in mid-winter, Jeremiah Nelson, one of the Midwest’s hidden music gems, stopped me by mentioning this one band. They were the first of many recommendations I would receive from him, and proved to be the one that lasted the longest.(…)
Of all Australian/American duos involved somehow in music, the one that constantly comes to mind is Ben Lee and Claire Danes. Yet, since the split in 2003, not many more have come about until two people met in college in Armidale, Australia. Matt and Rizz returned to America together after stints testing the waters as(…)
Zeds Dead (Toronto, Ontario), SebastiAn (Boulogne, France), Diplo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 3rd, 2011 Congress Theater in Chicago, Illinois Gallery: SebastiAn at Congress Theater There’s two ways to make noise in a crowd. The surefire way…shout at the top of your lungs or to varying degrees to which people turn around, notice you, then return to(…)
Oh! My music buds were tingling a few months back when I first heard SebastiAn’s new tune “Embody”. It was rich in funk, full of texture, and made the body want to jack to its slow house groove and engaging vocal track. The video that accompanied it, directed by “Me So” also turned a few(…)
Every so often something just leaves you dead on the tracks, be it the fact I’m seeing snow April 16th when it was over 70° last week and perfect biking weather, the first time you see Godard’s Weekend, or last night’s circus of an experience of of Montreal opening Union South here in Madison. These(…)
Cinnamon Chasers is an alternative electro/indietronica act based in London and also the solo project of Russ Davies. He makes melodic dance music influenced by early pioneers like Giorgio Moroder, Vangelis, Jean Michel Jarre, and KLF and is inspired by films like Flight Of The Navigator, The NeverEnding Story. Read on to find out more!(…)