CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA TO RELEASE FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS Group heads in new direction with stunning guest vocalists Fontella Bass, Patrick Watson, and Lou Rhodes June 5th sees the release of the first full studio album by Jason Swinscoe's Cinematic Orchestra...
Last week, I was invited to a party at the home of someone I didn't know. The party was technically an "after-party" which didn't get going until 2:30 a.m. Most of us had been at a bar earlier, drinking Jack & Cokes and trying not to wither...
There’s something to be said for the amount of pull an artist has with their peers. In the instance of Neko Case, there’s a hell of a lot of it. On her recent tour, she played with Eric Bachman of Crooked Fingers and supported Merle Haggard, and will play...
ARTIST: Neko Case VENUE: The Henry Fonda, Los Angeles DATE: 02-27-07 REVIEW BY: Aaron Autrand PHOTO: Timothy Norris There’s something to be said for the amount of pull an artist has with their peers. In the instance of Neko Case, there’s a hell of a lot of it. On...
If I could remark on only one thing regarding The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr.’s solo performance with his band at the Troubadour on Wednesday night, it would be on the sense of liberation that emanated from the stage at just about any moment during the...
ARTIST: The Mars Volta Tour Australia, California DATE: 02-23-07 WRITER: Clara Druzgalski PHOTO: Press McGee The Mars Volta are going on tour soon. Be sure to get tickets early, they will sell out and your only option will to be pay big bucks to the scalpers. 03/12/07...
ARTIST: Jose Gonzalez on Tour DATE: 02-23-07 WRITER: Clara Druzgalski PHOTO: Mattias Olsson Jose Gonzalez took home the Swedish Government’s Music Export Prize at the 2007 Swedish Grammy Awards. Luckily for US fans González will treat us to a glimpse of...
ARTIST: LCD Soundsystem Tour Dates Whose house will they play this time? DATE: 02-23-07 WRITER: Clara Druzgalski PHOTO: Press McGee LCD Soundsystem’s new album “Sound of Silver” due out March 20th is followed by a 14 date tour. Their digital EP...
The Mars Volta are going on tour soon. Be sure to get tickets early, they will sell out and your only option will to be pay big bucks to the scalpers. 03/12/07 – Auckland, NZ – St. James Theatre03/14/07 – Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Convention...
Jose Gonzalez took home the Swedish Government's Music Export Prize at the 2007 Swedish Grammy Awards. Luckily for US fans González will treat us to a glimpse of forthcoming new material during a brief US tour this spring. As part of the tour, he'll stop...