Albums continue to be my format of choice. I think they always will be. Lucky for me, the artists I follow seem to prefer albums as well. That’s not to say there isn’t a place in my life for singles though. Most years are packed with individual tracks that catch my attention — whether because they are really good, extremely awful,… Read more →
2015 was an interesting year in music. I spent time with many releases, across a spectrum of sounds, and I enjoyed every minute of the adventure. That being said, when I tried to define my favorite albums, I found myself in a difficult position. How does someone rank Jason Isbell in association to Grimes? How does Chris Stapleton’s obliteration of the pop country… Read more →
As I’ve said before, this blog no longer focuses on album reviews or news or anything of that sort. The sole purpose of ILSUDH2 is to share my ‘live’ music experiences. I do my best to recap the shows I go to, but I just don’t have the time or energy to do much else these days. That being said,… Read more →
Lana Del Rey / Courtney Love. Red Rocks. 05.12.15 Santo & Johnny were a musical duo from Brooklyn who had a #1 hit with an instrumental song titled “Sleep Walk”. That was back in 1959. Highlights from the Red Rocks season that year included Ricky Nelson and Harry Belfonte. Elizabeth Woolridge Grant wouldn’t be born for another 26 years. She… Read more →
2014 was a very good year in music. I wouldn’t say it was great, but it was very good. There were only a few perfect albums, but there were countless attempts that came close to hitting the mark. It was the year of introspection. It was the year of the singer-songwriter. It was the year of stories (as is evident from my… Read more →
Eight years ago Lizzy Grant was on her way to volunteer at an Indian reservation when she found herself gazing upon the majestic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The 19-year-old singer-songwriter, who had just released a demo of acoustic tracks under the pseudonym May Jailer, made herself a promise – one day she would perform on that stage. Quite a lofty goal… Read more →
Around this time last year I found myself hard pressed to seriously recommend 5 albums from the past six months. This year I found it impossible to narrow it down to 10. The live music scene has been somewhat weak compared to years past, but to say 2012 has more than made up for a lackluster release schedule in 2011… Read more →
Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings have arrived with Attack on Memory. There was no doubt this album would be my pick for this first month of 2012. It’s inevitable that I miss out on a band at Fun Fun Fun fest every year and it seems 2011 was no exception. I had no desire to see this band based on their past two albums, but every time I listen to Attack I kick myself for missing their set. ‘Addictive’ is the right word to explain this 33 minutes of lo-fi garage punk. Read more →
ILSUDH2 still prefers to listen to albums in their entirety, which makes it very hard to put together a list of ‘best tracks’ at the end of each year. This year was no exception. Therefore, what follows is a massive soundtrack to the reality show known as 2011. To say these songs represent the ‘best of the year’ would be… Read more →
Is it the music? Is it these amazing videos she puts together? Is it the 50’s style photoshoots and pouty cigarette smoking lips? Does it really matter? Lizzy Grant aka Lana Del Rey came out of nowhere (because the web has been wiped clean of her previous efforts as Lizzy Grant) and if you can believe the girl herself, you… Read more →
