Crankshaft (Minneapolis, MN) and Soul Asylum (Minneapolis, MN) July 20th, 2012 First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN Gallery: Crankshaft at First Avenue Gallery: Soul Asylum CD Release Show at First Avenue Set List: Bottom of article On Christmas of 1993 or 1994, I received a compact disc, that disc was Grave Dancers Union. I was 12 or 13(…)
Flogging Molly (Los Angeles, CA) and Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (Bean Blossom, IN) May 31st, 2012 The Brick in Minneapolis, MN Full Gallery: Smugmug High-energy Country Blues and Irish Rock were the culprits in what turned out to the wildest night The Brick has seen yet in its first year. Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and Flogging Molly kept(…)
CAVE (Chicago, IL) April 21st, 2012 The Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL Saturday was a busy day for anyone who likes music. Saturday was Record Store Day; the yearly appreciation for vinyl; rare, new, and re-released. Also a day to promote and support local record store around the world. Chicago’s CAVE closed a busy day(…)
ten-speed (Chicago/Seattle) Here Comes The Night (Milwaukee/Ontario, Wisconsin) Terry N’ the Front (Kenosha) January 28th, 2012 at 7PM The Project Lodge 817 E. Johnson Street Madison, Wisconsin (Mezzic is proud to join up with the excellent Madison singer/songwriter Jeremiah Nelson to share with everyone one of his favorite musicians. This Saturday, be sure to check out(…)
This review originally appeared in Ryan’s personal blog TUNED UP!, which also follows business trends in music in addition to the usual reviews and news. Thrice (Irvine, CA), La Dispute (Grand Rapids, MI), and O’Brother (Atlanta, GA) October 23rd, 2011 Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio On a whim, I attended the Columbus, OH date(…)
Dessa (Minneapolis, MN) and Hindi Zahra (France/Morocco) October 11th, 2011 Lincoln Hall in Chicago, Illinois Gallery: Dessa and Hindi Zahra at Lincoln Hall Sometime during the late summer, not so far away from now actually and in a midst of that still growing curiosity of all that’s going on across the Atlantic, I happened upon(…)
Beirut (Sante Fe, NM), Lætitia Sadier (London, UK) October 9th, 2011 The Pageant in University City, Missouri 8:00 PM As the glossy autumn night descends on Del Mar Blvd, Beirut fans straggle past my patio table at Blue Ocean Sushi, the venue only two blocks away. I wash down half-priced sashimi with over-priced sake and(…)
Fang Island (Brooklyn), The Joy Formidable (North Wales) September 27th, 2011 The New Brookland Tavern in Columbia, South Carolina