It was an uncommonly cool evening outside, when as part of Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors 2013 free summer concert series, Emily Wells clearly conveyed that she was well versed in her craft. Playing between Kronos Quartet with special guest Mariana Sadovska, and My Brightest Diamond, she fit right into what Lincoln Center described as “Art song
Lotsa Lotsa sonic action this past week. Brigit was taken in by the Americana rock stylings of Futurebirds in Seattle, even though they made her “regret more than ever before turning down an invitation to attend a lap steel guitar convention years ago because the subtle power of this instrument was immediately apparent.” One day, Brigit was
Skaters are those kids that crotchety old men like to shake their fist at and yell, “You PUNKS!” Or at least that’s how they look on stage. They sound like it too sometimes, but their version of punk is a melodic garage variation that pulls from bands like Mission of Burma, Devo, The Cars, and
It was a good week for music this past few days. Kristen talked to Ben Schneider from Lord Huron, who struck her as “a thoughtful and well spoken individual with an uncanny aura of passion and intelligence,” and who regaled her with tales of the road, outdoors inspiration, and the history of the band. Daughn Gibson’s
Imagine having your own dream sequence, and being pulled into this ethereal haze, full of light but with dark visceral undertones. Atlanta-based dream pop band Mood Rings’ set at Cameo was a lot like that. There was so much dreaminess that a girl in a long, flowing white dressed stepped forward around the middle of
Toro y Moi in a nutshell: A voice like velvet with beats that make you dance hard. Look up any live video of a Toro y Moi performance, and it’s a crowd of people dancing with hands in the air. That’s what this show at House of Vans was like, but in the huge event
Time feels like it’s starting to slow in the summer heat, and maybe because it’s also too hot to headbang, this week’s mix is more on the chill vibe. Make your mind wander with psych folkers Rose Windows, who was the subject of both a live review and an album review. Both were highly effusive
On Daughn Gibson’s new album, Me Moan, he is the tallest, darkest cowboy ever born along the highway side. Here, he takes his electronic country blues sound down new paths, reaching cosmic country soul levels. It’s throwback feel through modern ears, like uncovering ancient secrets and incorporating them into an avant-garde performance art installation in the
Such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it at 4Knots Music Festival. The weather was gorgeous, as was the backdrop, the music was ace, the people were congenial, and there was never a dull moment. There were two stages, with sets timed one right after the other, so there were super minimal pauses between
London’s Treetop Flyers have already had a mention on one of our mixtapes, and Thursday night I got to see the five piece who sound more like kindred spirits of ’70s Laurel Canyon rock in action at Glasslands. Reid Morrison, Tomer Danan, Laurie Sherman, Sam Beer, and Matthew Starritt all displayed brilliant musicianship, and the