Chicago – Warning: If you can’t deal with mosh pits, crowd surfing, and a little blood, sweat, and tears, then an Orwells concert is NOT for you… or perhaps you just need to grab a seat in the balcony. But if you can let loose, get crazy, and go with the flow, I highly recommend
Houston – If you’re going to go to Houston, TX, you’ll want Fat Tony to show you around. As I was told by one gentleman, “Fat Tony runs Houston yo.” Luckily, I had Anthony Obi, better known as Fat Tony, to show me around this weekend. Though I’ve seen him many times in Austin and
New York – We switched it up this showcase, widening our musical lens to feature artists of the electronic variety. This was also a lineup of solo artists, each with their own highly individual styles on beat wielding and performance art. First up was Quitzow, who was like a human octopus, with a hand on each
Nashville – I always have a great appreciation for a band that doesn’t just play a certain genre of music, but lives and breathes that genre. If you’re not quite sure what I’m talking about, then buy a ticket to see Whiskey Myers. I was lucky enough to see this band take the stage at
Chicago – Real talk: I saw one of the best shows of my life the other night. When I’m old and gray, and looking back on my most memorable musical moments, I know that July Talk will make my top ten list for the greatest live performances. Now, I had heard that Peter Dreimanis and
New York – Swinging 60s, beach parties, spaghetti westerns, The Village People, and Pretty in Pink are just a few cultural signifiers that French electro-pop band La Femme seem to emblematize in their live show. When the first band member came out dressed like a Hollywood cowboy, I was immediately reminded of that recent photo
Nashville – It has been far too long since we’ve had a real, true, honest-to-god British Invasion: the last one we really had was when the Beatles and the Rolling Stones marched onto American soil as if it was a Revolutionary War reenactment. Given that it’s been roughly fifty years since that happened (and One
Chicago – Vance Joy is a man after my heart. The Australian lawyer turned singer-songwriter not only has musical chops parallel to Jeff Buckley and Matthew Santos, but he’s also an avid reader, who just so happens to have taken his stage name from a novel. After graduating law school, James Keogh decided to follow
Austin – In preparation of a 20 date European tour, Elijah Ford headlined The Sahara Lounge sans his usual band, The Bloom. He will be playing acoustic on tour, so an acoustic set is what we got at The Sahara. Always an interesting crowd, the venue caters to world musicians but also holds rock shows.
Austin – It was the calm before the storm here in Austin with the anticipation of SXSW growing. Though it seems to begin earlier every year, it seemed Austinites weren’t so eager to begin the fest on a cold Wednesday evening. The show, dubbed Holy Hell @ Holy Mountain, was listed as a “killer rock-n-roll