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Bleeding Rainbow with Akron/Family, A Place To Bury Strangers @...
Philly-based, shoegaze four-piece Bleeding Rainbow blew into Urban Lounge with as much energy and force as the first big snow storm of the year––which was just hours away from whiting out the city. … read more
The Faint @ In The Venue 11.09 with Trust, Robert...
Still in line and mere feet from the door, I heard the distinct hazy synth opening of “Shoom” and my goth pop melancholy went into overdrive. … read more
SLUG Interviews Drew Capener of Parlor Hawk
It’s about time that we hear from one of the best bands to come out of Provo in recent years. Parlor Hawk are now attempting to self-release. They aren’t about to cut corners just because are they no longer with a label, though. They want to do it right, and are working on getting the means right now. … read more
In Synthpop We Trust: Interview with Robert Alfons
Trust, the alter ego of Toronto artist Robert Alfons, who wrote and produced his debut album, TRST, with Austra’s Maya Postepski, is that archetypal band that will make your parents confront you about that gaping hole between their pop music and yours. … read more
Matt and Kim @ In the Venue 11.01 with Oberhofer
The duo came onstage after a lengthy stage setup in a burst of energy that included digital fireworks on a giant screen behind them. From that moment, the party didn’t stop until the lights came on at the end of the night. … read more
Crushed Out @ The Garage 11.02
Crushed Out are a humble blues/surf/garage rock duo from New York, and their new album, Want To Give, pays homage to the pioneers of American Delta Blues and Rock n’ Roll. … read more
NOVA Chamber Music Series @ Libby Gardner 10.28
The NOVA series––from the board, administrators and musicians to the season ticket holders––are a bit of a family, with shared values of culture and adventure reflected in a passion for the music, which is diverse, daring, and thoughtfully programmed. Each show offers some of the startlingly new, but some of the “new” is also 100 years old and you just haven’t heard it yet. … read more
Mr. Gnome @ Bar Deluxe 10.31 with Totem & Taboo,...
Mr. Gnome are a simple guitar and drum duo from Cleveland, Ohio that have the fullest sound I’ve ever heard out of a two-piece. Their last full-length album, Madness in Miniature, released a year ago and contains some of the most high-energy songs imaginable out of two people. … read more
National Music Reviews – November 2012
New and recent releaes from Aimee Mann, Andre Williams, Boys Noize, Brother Ali, Dordeduh, Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch, Midnight, Neurosis, Peace, Pig Destroyer, Tweak Bird, YOKOKIMTHURSTON and more are reviewed. … read more
Local Music Reviews – November 2012
New and recent releases from Ammon Waters, Atheist, The Awful Truth, Creature Double Feature, Curseworship, Fat Apollo & The Cellulites, Hectic Hobo, Joshua James, The Myster-E, OK Ikumi and Show Me Island are reviewed. … read more