Concert Review
Dr. Dog 02.18.11 Terminal 5 | NYC
Guitarist Scott McMicken and bassist Toby Leaman share lead vocal duties, creating harmonies that a newly enlightened hippie next to me likened to “Brian Wilson
Don Giovanni Records Showcase 02.12.11 Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
Screaming Females continued their support of ‘Castle Talk’ [2010] in New York as they headlined the Don Giovanni Records Showcase at the Music Hall of
Brick + Mortar 02.10.11 Maxwell’s | Hoboken
Brick + Mortar ignited their set at Maxwell’s with bombastic collisions of drum, bass and pure unadulterated energy from their released EPs
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings 01.29.11 Count Basie Theatre, New Jersey
The Daptone Soul Revue came to Red Bank on 1/29, and a packed house braved the winter weather to warm up next to Sharon Jones’
Cold War Kids 01.25.11 Amoeba Records Los Angeles, California
Cold War Kids took some time (a winter in Nashville with Jacquire King) and returned with What’s Mine is Yours after an underwhelming last album
Fitz & The Tantrums 01.19.11 Bowery Ballroom NYC
Fitz & The Tantrums stuck their flag into a corner of New York City and made themselves right at home
Little Dragon 01.07.11 Natural History Museum Los Angeles, California
Little Dragon kicked off the National History Museum’s season of First Fridays with their brand of undeniably infectious, electro-tribal grooves
Justin Townes Earle 12.18.10 Webster Hall NYC
Justin Townes Earle warmed the blood of this unsuspecting patron at Webster Hall on a cold Saturday with rather introspective analytical banter and pure Nashville
Tame Impala 12.15.10 Echoplex | Los Angeles, California
Tame Impala has built an international audience in its short time touring but they’ve received a particularly warm western welcome this year, playing sold out
Liz Phair 12.12.10 Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
Liz Phair, the grungy, gritty woman with the primadonna face owned the room at Maxwell’s in Hoboken in support of her self-released album Funstyle
Brendan Benson 11.13.10 Highline Ballroom New York City
Brendan Benson, frequently tagged as a founding member of rock n’ roll power quartet, The Raconteurs, has most recently found himself on the front end
Black Taxi 10.29.10 The Parish | Austin, TX
Black Taxi doesn’t care who is watching or what you think of them; they are simply predisposed to deliver dynamic musicality and captivating Vaudevillian stage
