From the monthly archives:

March 2009

The Decemberists- Hazards of Love (Capitol)

03.15.2009

The Decemberists- Hazards of Love (Capitol) Release: March 24th 2009 It’s tough to consider The Decemberists forthcoming Hazards of Love with only a few spins under my belt. Where as 2006’s The Crane Wife was an important transitional point for the band, flirting with a unifying theme amongst a variety of abstract backdrops, Hazards of [...]

New Other Lives Videos: It Was The Night and Don’t Let Them

03.14.2009

Existential folk rockers, Other Lives is back on the blog, so soon! If you saw the It Was the Night video I posted last week, please accept my personal apology for the technical error. Egad! If you didn’t catch the band then, this is the perfect opportunity to acquaint yourself with the saturated tunes of [...]

Track Of The Day: Mack Winston and the Reflections, Dreamer

03.14.2009

NYC transplants to LA City, Mack and his group are not only a classy bunch of lookers, but they also make humongously good music. The track, Dreamer, hints at Bowie with a big landscape and cool high vocals. Bonus – a nice extended instrumental outro. Catch ‘em at SXSW if you go or back at [...]

Voxhaul Broadcast, Live@Chessvolt Studios

03.13.2009

Outta the OC, Voxhaul Broadcast, flavored a whole lot like Cold War Kids and Kings of Leon, already moves with the poise of a well-embraced band, apparently settled comfortably in a working groove and enjoying their gig of life as successful rockers. Maybe they’ve had a look in a crystal ball. Let’s hope that forecast [...]

Track Of The Day: Theresa Andersson, On Your Way Down

03.13.2009

Simply singing and clapping her hands, Theresa Andersson from New Orleans by way of Sweden creates a remarkably huge Southern Baptist Choir-like tapestry with her soulful and piercingly accurate voice and some help from the magic of looping pedals in On Your Way Down. Andersson, an endless reservoir of energy and extraordinary talent, is a [...]

Come Together for Leopold And His Fiction

03.12.2009

Here’s a clip from an email to Luxury Wafers we got early this morning: We are in Los Angeles but have run into some very unfortunate luck and have had our equipment stolen. This was from Daniel James of Leopold and His Fiction, San Francisco Vintage Rock Band currently on tour and in our neck [...]

David Byrne at Radio City Music Hall, Feb 27th 2009

03.11.2009

photo by Chris LaPutt from Brooklyn VeganStrange But Not A Stranger: David Byrne at Radio City Dressed from head-to-toe in angelic white, David Byrne and his band floated onto the gold-framed Radio City Music Hall stage at about 8:15 pm on February 27th, 2009. This was the first of two shows in New York City, [...]

Track Of The Day + Video: The Bentleys, The Great Oscillator

03.11.2009

We first saw The Bentleys at Boardner’s for a Let’s Independent Show a looong time ago. Intrigued by their compelling rock-out combined with a sense of organization and core support, we invited them into the studio for a session, curious for more. The Great Oscillator sports straight groove plus plump guitar effect undertones with raw [...]

Track & Video Of The Day: The Union Line, Mama Don’t Care

03.09.2009

Gritty rock-n-roll and a sad-sack story, “She fixes supper for her lover, but she never leaves enough for you…” Mama Don’t Care rides an energetic tempo with cool keys, tight coordination, memorable guitar riffs and a raspy, worn-sounding vocal that lures you in closer for more. Read the full review of The Union Line’s Luxury [...]

Track Of The Day: Chris Robley, My Life In Film Festivals

03.07.2009

  Chris Robley takes you there with his gigantic energy in My Life In Film Festivals, a dramatic, multisensory experience replete with whistling, horns and a swirling groove. When the song’s over, you’ll wonder where you’ve been and what just hit you as you reach over to click replay. For more downloadable audio plus video, [...]

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