4/8/6 at the Knitting Factory in NYC
Officially, A Whisper in the Noise was the first band I saw in NYC on this recent trip. Knowing nothing about them except that they were opening for Arab Strap, I really had no preconceived notions whatsoever. Hailing from Hanska, Minnesota, they played as a four piece [...]
4/4/6
Ah New Zealand’s Brunettes …with a little bit of twee and a little bit of sunshine they make their listeners happy and light like we’ve lost all of our body mass and we’re floating above Earth. I rarely go to two weeknight shows in a row on a Mon and a Tues night when [...]
4/4/6 Schubas in Chicago
Man oh man was I impressed with this band (and I see a ton of bands!) The emotional intensity of the lead singer, Mike Fiore’s, vocals contrasted with some nice rifts with guitar and bass were enough to make me want to rock out I would say live Fiore’s vocals [...]
4/3/6 at Schubas in Chicago
Describing Kelley Stoltz is somewhat difficult for me as the songs seem to vary a bit at least on the album of his that I own: Below the Branches, his 2006 release on sub pop. Songs like, “Memory Collector,” for example, almost remind me of a modern Beatles in terms [...]
4/3/6 at Scubas in Chicago
I’m pretty sure I heard about Page France through one of two websites. It was either through Gorilla vs. Bear (a really wonderful mp3 blog!) or through You Ain’t No Picasso. It may have even been both of them but either way I am very thankful. Live, they [...]
4/3/6 at Schubas in Chicago
Canasta are local favorites and have a residency for each monday of this April. They played mainly songs off of their new album, We Were Set Up and ended with a well received cover of Peter Schilling’s Major Tom (Coming Home). This song is covered in a way that almost [...]
4/1/6 at the Beat Kitchen in Chicago
Cftpa kind of reminds me of a more sane Daniel Johnston. The lyrics are a bit more coherent and often delineate a moment or a single experience as in the case of “When the Bridge Toll Was a Dollar” or heartfelt attempts at relationship returns as in the [...]
It’s nice to read a book where you really like the characters…especially when it’s the main character. Dwight is definitely a protagonist I could related to….he’s caught between trying to figure out how the world is affected by different political systems and how in particular the third world is affected by countries like America [...]