Profile: Adam Gnade (2006) March 8, 2008 You don’t just ask Adam Gnade a question or plot a sure-footed route into the familiar territory of the Q&A back-and-forth, that sometimes-fluid, sometimes-stilted… Continue Reading
Concert Review: Wingdale Community Singers – June 24, 2005 February 23, 2008 Wingdale Community Singers Housing Works Used Book Cafe – New York, NY June 24, 2005 If record release parties represent a public birth for… Continue Reading
Concert Review: Ipecac Records Geek Show – May 23, 2003 February 23, 2008 Ipecac Records Geek Show Irving Plaza – New York, NY May 23, 2003 It is only due to the wonders of two very small,… Continue Reading
Concert Review: Slint – March 18, 2005 February 23, 2008 Slint Irving Plaza – New York, NY March 18, 2005 And that, my friends, was — without question — the best live show I… Continue Reading
Concert Review: Shipping News – Feb. 13, 2003 February 22, 2008 Shipping News Tonic – New York, NY Feb. 13, 2003 It says a lot about a band when they can face technical obstacles and… Continue Reading
Concert Review: Rachel’s/Clogs – May 25, 2006 February 22, 2008 Rachel’s / Clogs Merkin Concert Hall – New York, NY May 25, 2006 It was a night of quiet, fragile, and sometimes haunting music,… Continue Reading
Concert Review: The Great Shakes – July 11, 2003 February 22, 2008 The Great Shakes Luna Lounge – New York, NY July 11, 2003 Mothers hid their daughters and gentlemen guarded their beers while in New… Continue Reading
Profile: The Vanities (2006) February 9, 2008 Everything is dark and cast in shadow and then — just as spotlights drench The Stone Pony in a smoky, blood-red light — sound… Continue Reading