Get thee to Rockwood Music Hall
CMJ 2010: Day Four with The Jezabels, Fake Problems, and Two Hours Traffic
Oct. 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
Partying with the afternoon showcase
CMJ 2010 Featured Artist: Empires
Oct. 21, 2010 2 Comments
Passionate, straightforward rock free of any gimmicks and pretense
CMJ 2010 Featured Artist: My Other Friend
Oct. 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
An emotional blend of orchestral indie and garage rock
Holding on to summer with Vampire Weekend on the Waterfront
Sept. 14, 2010 Leave a Comment
Indie Ivy League tour de force at BoA Pavilion
Getting to Know: Still Life Still
Nov. 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Quintet releases first LP after 10 years
Not your typical coloring book
Oct. 5, 2009 Leave a Comment
Two friends and a love of music combine to form the Indie Rock Coloring Book
Gossip: “Music for Men”
Oct. 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
Will this album make them mainstream? Should it?
The softer side of Amy Millan
Sept. 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
She knows how to play to her indie rock fans
Division Day, “Visitation”
Aug. 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
After splitting with their label, the group found themselves with nothing to prove and nothing to lose
Back to school with Bound Stems
Sept. 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
Bound Stems’ sophomore effort, “The Family Afloat,” out September 9, makes a convincing case that Gallivan and company could have made their livings practicing psychology and family dynamics.
Surf’s Up for The Stills
Aug. 1, 2008 1 Comment
When “Oceans” is released on August 19th, there’s a good chance The Stills’ summertime good fortune will continue. It’s their strongest record to date, coming on the heels of 2003′s “Logic Will Break Your Heart” and 2006′s “Without Feathers.”
CSS for the summer
Aug. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
Opener “Jager Yoga” includes delightfully nonsensical phrases like “Desperate Living, Hairspray / Baltimore with Tanqueray / Live your life John Waters’ way.” “Let’s Reggae All Night” makes it hard to resist the urge to do just that.
Death Cab for Cutie shoots for the Stairs
June 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
When I heard that Death Cab for Cutie’s “Narrow Stairs,” which was released last month, was the number one album in the country, my first thought was, “I wonder what Seth Cohen would think.” [...]
Ready for the Foals
May 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
With regard to “Antidotes,” the debut album from British indie outfit Foals, the sentiment “if you’ve heard one song, you’ve heard them all,” isn’t an entirely unfair assessment. Fortunately for the band, they’ve honed a winning formula of upbeat dance-rock, with a sound that invites comparison to groups like Bloc Party, The Rapture and occasionally [...]
