Ten Most Memorable Concerts at Red Rocks
June 21, 2013
Many consider Red Rocks Amphitheatre a treasure of outdoor music venues. The rock structure near Morrison, Colorado has been hosting concerts since 1906, when magazine publisher John Brisben Walker turned his vision of an acoustically perfect outdoor venue into reality. Since then, the Amphitheatre
They Might Be Giants ‘Nanobots’ Album Review
June 21, 2013
For a band that has been so prolific over so many years it seems likely that They Might Be Giants would have worn out their welcome a long time ago, but something about these guys has made them eternally likeable, or at least hard
Bon Jovi ‘What About Now’ Album Review
June 21, 2013
Bon Jovi. A name and a brand synonymous with 80s hair metal, which is a genre term appropriately describing the priority order of hair, then metal. Even at the time, it was clear that this band was a little bit more vain and vapid
Sigur Ros ‘Kveikur’ Album Review
June 19, 2013
For all the idiosyncrasies involving their made-up language and oddball instrumental concoctions, Icelandic rockers Sigur Rós are always a surefire bet to produce beautifully sweeping music. Their sound can alternate from quaint piano accompaniments to swelling orchestras in a heartbeat, which leaves room for
Tame Impala Atlanta Concert Review at The Tabernacle
June 19, 2013
I’ve had Tame Impala’s show at the Tabernacle dog eared on my calendar for quite some time. Their latest album Lonerism sits right alongside Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange and Dawe’s Nothing is Wrong as my addiction discs for the first half of 2013. Lonerism
Harry Connick Jr. ‘Every Man Should Know’ Album Review
June 18, 2013
Harry Connick, Jr. is best known to some for an acting career that includes roles ranging from that of an alien-fighting pilot in Independence Day to a district attorney on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. As a musician, his career is even more
CMA Festival 2013 In Photos
June 18, 2013
[slideshow gallery_id=”22″] Its only been a week, and I already miss Nashville. The lights, the stars, the spectacle. Country’s biggest weekend, the CMA Festival, had them all in excess. While its final night was a bit of a hiccup, I have to say that
Phoenix, Jane’s Addiction Set for Music Midtown 2013, RHCP Next?
June 17, 2013
Figuring out festival line-ups has turned into something of a national pastime for music writers. Festivals seem to come up with ever more clever ways of doing their big revel of the bands they have on tap. Atlanta’s Music Midtown is no different as
Boards of Canada ‘Tomorrow’s Harvest’ Album Review
June 13, 2013
Boards of Canada’s stunning ability to produce chillingly memorable atmospheres continues with resounding success on their fourth album Tomorrow’s Harvest, the Scottish duo’s first in eight years. Brothers Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin practice extreme patience in their songwriting, resulting in intoxicating soundscapes that
Black Sabbath ’13’ Album Review
June 13, 2013
The ominous guitar halts of opener “End of the Beginning” play like an apt arrival for a comeback of epic proportions. “Is this the end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end?” Ozzy Osbourne asks to kick off Black Sabbath’s first album
