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Animal Collective – Terminal 5

Posted in Show Review, tagged , , , , , , , on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As the crowd settled down, the noise rose up. Cycles and phasers and feedback filled the room, creating a sound Waters, Gilmour, Yorke and Greenwood would enjoy. As the sound grew, the band appeared fearless, willing to bend and twist sound and rhythms right off the bat. Tension grew and the crowd needed a release. [...]

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The Dead Space Out in Jersey – 4/29/09

Posted in Show Review, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

There are some Dead shows that seem like they’d sound best around a campfire. Tonight in East Rutherford, the boys went another route. It was Space Out night at the Izod Center, with The Dead offering up some of their more distant tunes. That’s not to say we weren’t drawn right into the middle of [...]

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JazzFest – Day Three

Posted in Show Review, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The first weekend of JazzFest is now over, and honestly, I’m kind of sad about it. I can’t even tell you how much fun I’ve had here in New Orleans. I head home tomorrow afternoon, but I’ll bring with me some very solid memories and a jones for quite a few new artists. So, let’s [...]

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JazzFest – Day Two

Posted in Show Review, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Ed. Note: I updated this post last night (in addition to the pictures) to fill in some of the details regarding Wilco’s mysterious Cow Bell Man. (Those details are now corrected.) Details, of course, are below… Exhausting day at Jazzfest here in New Orleans. So much good music, often playing in two or three places [...]

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JazzFest – Day One

Posted in Show Review, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Fun day in New Orleans. I didn’t see every great band that played today, but I definitely saw whole bunch of bands worth mentioning. First up was Marc Broussard. He’s got that great, soulful white-guy voice that was super popular in the 80′s. My buddy suggested he should go on tour with Marc Cohn and [...]

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The Hold Steady – Atlantic City

Posted in Review, Song Review, tagged , , , , , , on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I just finally heard The Hold Steady’s version of Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City.” It came out on the War Child Heroes charity compilation this year, featuring artists covering other major artists’ work. As you might expect, not every track is a masterpiece. If you’re not familiar, “Atlantic City” is about a down on his luck [...]

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Bell X1

Posted in Myusings, Song Review, tagged , , on April 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I am obsessed with the song, “The Great Defector.” I can’t get it out of my head. I don’t want to get it out of my head. They probably owe royalties to the Talking Heads, but honestly, what other band has been able to successfully copy David Byrne. That in itself is a marvel. Good [...]

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The Dead Rise at Roseland

Posted in Show Review, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Dead rocked the Roseland Ballroom last night (3/30/09) in New York. Set 3 of their three-venue Taxi Tour of the city came with high expectations. It delivered. The boys sounded strong and came out firing with an setlist geared towards their most deadicated fans. “Althea” > “Cassidy” “Uncle John’s Band” “Eyes of the World” [...]

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