The Twilight Sad loses bassist, finds tourmates, hits road
Frank YangSome sad news out of Scotland this week when it was announced that Twilight Sad bassist Craig Orzel had decided to leave the band, effective immediately. He announced his departure in a blog...
View ArticleBloggers congregate in Austin, throw a party
Araba FilmsIf there’s one thing Austin, Texas needs during Spring Break, it’s some live music. Particularly in the form of a day party. The past few years I’ve been very lucky to have been able to help...
View ArticleSlow Club, The Morning Benders, Ume and more at SxSW
Frank YangBeyond the pleasure of being able to attach one’s name to a lineup of great acts that you can (mostly) whole-heartedly endorse, one of the big perks of presenting a day show at SxSW is that...
View ArticleSxSW 2010 Day Two A/V
Frank YangFull writeup of the day over here. Freelance Whales – New York twee-popsters whose debut Weathervanes is being re-released on April 13, will be in town twice over the next while; at the El...
View ArticleAn introduction to Foals (for me)
Steve GullickI’m sitting here trying to figure out why I never listened to Oxford’s Foals. It’s not that I hadn’t heard of them – I made note of both tours they undertook a couple years ago in support...
View ArticleThe Concretes and Hooray For Earth at The Horseshoe in Toronto
Frank YangAfter a much-needed break from live music with a month spent watching television instead of bands, it was back out to the clubs on Monday night for the first gig of 2011, and it was one that...
View ArticleWe interrupt our SxSW reportage to bring you Death Cab For Cutie tour dates
Danny ClinchNot that Death Cab For Cutie tour dates are “stop the presses” type news in any universe, but the fact that the fan presale for said shows begins tomorrow, I figured I should put my Austin...
View ArticleCONTEST – Here We Go Magic @ The Horseshoe – May 11, 2011
Maxine FauconnierWho: Here We Go Magic What: Brooklyn prog-pop band that evolved out of frontman Luke Temple’s folkier-inclined solo project. Why: Their 2010 sophomore effort Pigeons was followed up...
View ArticleReview of Cat Power’s Sun
Stefano GiovanniniIt seems counter-intuitive to not look forward to hearing an artist’s first album of new material in half a decade – the follow-up to arguably her best work, no less – but then things...
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