This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending a pretty solid show at the Ottobar. Other Lives and YAWN, two bands I’ve talked about before, sounded great on record and backed it up live. Big big sounds from those two. Mates of State are just good. Their live show is tight and energetic. They’ve [...]
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Photos: Lands & Peoples, Mutual Benefit, Holy Spirits, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman @ The Metro Gallery
Last night at the Metro Gallery some seriously sweet vibes rained down on the audience courtesy of Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Holy Spirits, Mutual Benefit, and Lands & Peoples. Every single act lit it up BIG time. Before we get to a handful of photos, let me just say…look out for Lands & Peoples yalls. Now [...]
Read moreA Farewell to LCD Soundsytem: A Review of Night 3
After a disappointing experience failing to purchase tickets for Madison Square Garden, I managed to get two tickets to the third night of LCD Soundsystem’s farewell week in New York City. And last Wednesday, the band exceeded my expectations. When LCD Soundsystem front man James Murphy announced in February that the band was playing their [...]
Read moreIn Review: Best Coast, Wavves, and No Joy at the 9:30 Club
On an especially freezing January night, two bands that are most popular for their summer-infused music stopped in for a show in D.C. that was definitely worth seeing. On the whole, there are a lot of mixed opinions on California bands Best Coast and Wavves. Some people praise their lo-fi sounds and some people criticize [...]
Read moreIn Review: Tobacco, Junk Culture, and Dreamend at the Ottobar 9-11-10
This past Saturday Tobacco, Junk Culture, and Dreamend all performed in one pretty stunning show at the Ottobar here in Baltimore. I’ve reviewed all of these bands fairly recently so I was interested to see them perform live. Dreamend opened the night and I was pretty surprised by their sound. Ryan Graveface, the frontman (also [...]
Read moreDid You Go? Miniature Tigers, The Spinto Band, and INEVERYROOM at Sonar
Wednesday night’s show of Miniature Tigers, The Spinto Band, INEVERYROOM, and the Ex-Replicas was the first show I’d been out to see in a good while…and it did not disappoint. I came in at the tail end of the Ex-Replicas set (I was interviewing Miniature Tigers – more on that soon) so I didn’t quite [...]
Read moreIn Review: Wye Oak and Pomegranates at Metro Gallery May 16, 2009
This past Saturday at the Metro Gallery here in Baltimore was one of those shows I really didn’t know what to expect…so I decided to expect the unexpected. The first unexpected thing was discovering that Cakes of Light and Ari and the Shanks had been added to the bill. So the already solid line up [...]
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Photos: Lands & Peoples, Spanish Prisoners, Fenster, & Dead Mellotron @ Soft House
Friday’s show at the Soft House was a blast. I managed to take a few photos of the stellar performances. Take a look: Dead Mellotron (shot with some red/blue flash gels) Fenster Spanish Prisoners Lands & Peoples View the entire set right here. Photography by Laurent Hrybyk.
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