When we wrote the profile on Profound Lore Records earlier this year, one of questions I posed to Chris Bruni was ‘ever thought of doing anything like the Power of the Riff shows that happened on the West Coast this year?’ His answer, in summary, was he would like to do it if he...
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(I have written quite a few reviews of Lucero shows, this is not one of them) The fact that I am in any shape to be writing this ‘play-by-play’ is a testament to good planning. Sure, meticulously mapping out a day of drinking might sound like a total buzzkill, if not a complete waste...
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South by Southwest (SXSW) is an industry tradeshow that descends upon Austin, Texas every March. This is a critique of that tradeshow, not a review of the bands that performed last week. Often mistaken for a music festival, SXSW literally floods the small city of Austin with almost half a million outsiders. Hotels sell...
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EMA, Mynabirds, Drive-By Truckers, Loma Prieta, Cloud Nothings, Youth Lagoon, Radiohead, Girls and The Joy Formidable are highlights...
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Alabama Shakes, Zola Jesus, Lizzie Huffman and Arliss Nancy are highlights in a light month of live music.
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Highlights include Jason Isbell, Chad Price, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Wilco, White Denim, Jedi Mind Tricks, BLKHRTS, Reno Divorce, Doomtree, Dengue Fever, Winter on the Rocks, The Jayhawks, Descendents, etc.
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For as long as I can remember, the name Golden Voice has been pretty synonymous with great punk and metal shows. I believe my first ever punk show (GBH/The Accused) was a Golden Voice sponsored tour, so when I showed up at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Sunday night I was proud to...
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It was a year of over 200 acts at over 80 shows and 6 festivals in 6 states — and it all comes down to these 20 most memorable moments. These are ILSUDH2′s Favorite Live Music Experiences of 2011. Prince 02.23.11 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA seeing the Purple One for the first time Chelsea...
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I was kidding myself thinking I could come home from a week in Austin and find the time to write a detailed review of Fun Fun Fun this year. I am buried in lists, work, e-mails and filthy laundry. But somehow I keep finding myself on youtube, reliving my favorite moments of the weekend. ...
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Oh Sunday, Fun Fun Fun Day, I gotta admit it was a little hard to get started. After enduring some 20 hours of festival living (aka eating and drinking dust and watching live music), and endless nites of violent, half-naked emcees (B L A C K I E), blackgaze chaos (Deafheaven) and horsecore (Dead...
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As if threes days and nites of triple fun wasn’t enough, the time police tacked on an extra hour last night. First it was 1:45am and then it was 12:45am. That hour was very unnecessary and highly detrimental to my well being. I blame that hour for how I feel this morning. Luckily, I...
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