Archive for April, 2008

Mark Olson (ex-Jayhawks) Interview / Show Review

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Welcome our newest contributor Lou Takacs out of good ol' PGH. He took some time to chat with Mark Olson, formerly of the Jayhawks. [audio:CliftonBridge.mp3] Mark Olson - Clifton Bridge [audio:PoorMichaelsBoat.mp3] Mark Olson - Poor Michael's Boat Mark Olson’s singularly mournful voice—markedly unchanged from The Jayhawks’ first widely distributed release Blue Earth in 1989 ...

Thrushes CD Release Giveaway

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

In celebration of Thrushes upcoming Heartbeats Remixed CD release show at the Metro Gallery on Sat May 10, we've got a boatload of schwag from them and Dead Leaf Echo (NYC). Check out 2 tracks from the remix CD and one from Dead Leaf Echo's EP Pale Fire. Entry is ...

Sleek turkey body…

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Hey kids, new, streamlined interface with sleek Wordpress innards. Don't miss our super-fantastic celebratory week of new content, including a whiz-bang contest sponsored by your friendly neighborhood Baltimore songbirds.

Tokyo Police Club @ the Talking Head

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Greg's take: I was happy that Myspace was granting us a second, more notable secret show than the Circa Survive thing. I mean c'mon, other cities got Smashing Pumpkins and Decemberists... And nothing was necessarily bad about the show, just nothing really good about it. I agree with most of ...

Tokyo Police Club - Free is good…

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Tokyo Police Club, as you all well know, are playing a Myspace-sponsored free show at everyone's favorite B-more rock venue, the Talking Head Club.Odds are good this is going to be the smallest venue these kids will play for a long time. Take advantage and get in line early. ...

Imperial China, Double Dagger, Zulu Pearls @ RnR Hotel

Friday, April 25th, 2008

This is coming a few days late and will probably be a lot too short. But hey, take these pills of MP3 forgiveness and read on, intrepid music fan. All photos: Beau Finley [audio:04IfItsAllTheSame.mp3]Zulu Pearls - If It's All the Same [audio:03DoubleDagger-Luxury_Condos_For_The_Poor.mp3] Double Dagger - Luxury Condos for the Poor [audio:09DoubleDagger-Camera_Chimera.mp3] Double Dagger ...

Tokyo Police Club - Myspace free show this Sunday

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Finally, B-more getting some love from all over. First Spin last year, now name-drops in 2008 Rolling Stone, Blender, XLR8R. Now, Fox-syndicated giant social network Myspace joins the fray for their second Baltimore-based free show.Tokyo Police Club @ the Head. This Sunday.------------

3-for-Tuesday - Spring into action

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Some tracks sitting in my inbox, figured I'd proliferate them. For all to enjoy or rag on. Opinions? Though the track never fully releases its joyous tension, Lykke Li's "Dance Dance Dance" is probably the best of the trio (her vocals kind of make me squishy inside and the ...

Autechre-"Quaristice" album review

Monday, April 21st, 2008

While reading, enjoy these Autechre tracks, "Flutter" from Anti EP and the others from Quaristice. If you like what you hear and read, support the artist and pick up their material. Autechre - Flutter Autechre - Simmm Autechre - Notwo When Kandinsky developed abstract art he looked toward music, and intense aural experiences. ...

Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and the BSO

Monday, April 21st, 2008

As a brass and tuba player, it is hard to find composers that really know how to utilize your instrument in a dynamic way that sounds great and feels great to play. I present to you, Hector Berlioz (pictured right). French composer whose pieces Symphonie fantastique and Damnation ...

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