frightened rabbit & wintersleep @ cat’s cradle
Frightened Rabbit absolutely destroyed the Cradle last night; a sold out crowd hung on every word that frontman Scott Hutchison — in a particularly cheerful, gregarious mood — said, and […]
Tag Archives: things pam told me i should like
christmas mix: someone you used to know
I’ve been making what I call a Christmas mix — that is, not holiday songs but a mix made at the holidays — since 1997; first they were tapes, then […]
kathleen edwards @ haw river ballroom
asking for flowers is like asking you to be nice
yep roc 15
Full set from all three nights of Yep Roc 15, a celebration of Yep Roc Records’ 15th birthday party, is here. Write-up will be on Speakers In Code tomorrow or […]
the bouncing souls @ cat’s cradle
I love shooting punk shows, and last night I kind of even missed the Brewery a little. The light there was great for punk shooting. The Souls were fun, the […]
album review: wintersleep — hello hum
Wintersleep — Hello Hum. Out June 12, Roll Call Records. To call Canadian rockers Wintersleep a mere “indie rock” band is to fall back on genres, and to dismiss the […]
the deep dark woods @ local 506
I haven’t written about Levon Helm’s death, in part because every time I tried, I got all weepy, but mostly because I knew I had this show on the books, […]
kathleen edwards @ cat’s cradle
Last night’s Kathleen Edwards show, based on my listening to all four of her albums at work during the day — well, I was a little afraid I was going […]
girl in a coma @ local 506
The mark of a great band is this: not how they perform as a headliner, but how they perform as an opener. Last night Girl in a Coma, touring as […]
top 25 albums of 2011
The usual caveat before we get into the list: I make my list with a mix of objectivity and subjectivity; I’ve left albums I loved off other lists because they […]
