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Photos: Spoon with Black Joe Lewis at Stubb's; 07.09.2009

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:40:52 +0100

photos by Randy Cremean Â ...

Review/Photos: Handsome Furs at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia; 07.09.2009

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:36:04 +0100

Review/Photos: Handsome Furs at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia; 07.09.2009 review and photos by Andy Pareti Please scroll down for review Â How do you know two people are in love? When they perform in front of hundreds of patrons and they cannot take their eyes off each other. Husband-and-wife duo Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry, of the Handsome Furs, celebrated their second wedding anniversary in beer-soaked style, playing in front of a delirious and cong ...

Review/Photos: Handsome Furs at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia; 07.09.2009

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:06:21 +0100

review and photos by Andy Pareti Please scroll down for review Â How do you know two people are in love? When they perform in front of hundreds of patrons and they cannot take their eyes off each other. Husband-and-wife duo Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry, of the Handsome Furs, celebrated their second wedding anniversary in beer-soaked style, playing in front of a delirious and congratulatory crowd at Johnny Brendaâs in Philadelphia on Thursday night.Â The ti ...

Photos: Spoon with Black Joe Lewis at Stubb's; 07.09.2009

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:00:20 +0100

photos by Randy Cremean Â ...

Review/Photos: Sonic Youth at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, 07.02.09

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:59:36 +0100

words and photos by Andy Pareti Please scroll down for photos Â The Electric Factory throbbed and churned like a Fritz Lang combustion engine on Thursday night for Sonic Youthâs thrashing noise rock.Â Converted from an actual electric factory, the massive building combines the usual mid-sized venue elements (show posters and bars with pretty ladies) with a clanging industrial feel complete with coil and plug-shaped white boards onto which the concert video projects.Â It was th ...

Photos: Patrick Wolf w/ Les Plasticines and Jaguar Love

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:13:58 +0100

Patrick Wolf w/ Les Plastiscines and Jaguar Love at Antone's, 07.01.2009 photos by Randy Cremean Â ...

Photos: Patrick Wolf w/ Les Plastiscines and Jaguar Love

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:01 +0100

Patrick Wolf w/ Les Plastiscines and Jaguar Love at Antone's, 07.01.2009 photos by Randy Cremean Â ...

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009 Lineup Announcement

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:16:47 +0100

Transmission Entertainment has announced a few initial bands that are confirmed for Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009, scheduled for November 7th and 8th in Austin's Waterloo Park. Jesus Lizard, Atlas Sound, Broadcast, King Khan & BBQ Show, and Red Sparowes are all confirmed for Fun Fun Fun Fest #4. http://funfunfunfest.com/ http://transmissionentertainment.com/ ...

Photos: Dirty Projectors w/ Sea & Cake at Millennium Park in Chicago; 06.22.2009

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:24:38 +0100

Dirty Projectors w/ Sea & Cake at Millennium Park in Chicago, 06.22.2009 photos by Nate Lanthrum Â ...

Photos: Jenny Lewis w/ Heartless Bastards at Stubb's; 06.22.2009

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:53:15 +0100

Jenny Lewis w/ Heartless Bastards at Stubb's', 06.22.2009 photos by Randy Cremean Â ...

The Late Night Fix, June 22-27

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:26:47 +0100

Lot's of great stuff on TV this week. St. Vincent makes her television debut on Letterman, who will also be hosting The BPA w/ Iggy Pop and Regina Spektor. Bat for Lashes visits both Carson Daly and Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy Fallon hosts Sonic Youth, Dinosaur, Jr. and Grizzly Bear. Conan has Elvis Costello, Wilco and Adele. Kimmel rises from the ashes, albeit briefly, with Phoenix and the afore-mentioned Bat for Lashes. Those cool points, however, get negated by Linkin Park.Saturday Night Live06/27 Ki ...

Review/Photos: Sunset Rubdown w/ Elfin Saddle at Mohawk; 06.20.2009

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:21:58 +0100

words by Ryan Ffrenchphotos by Randy Cremean Please scroll down for review Â One of the criticisms often lobbed at experimental indie rock is that it is too cerebral:Â the melodies are too difficult to unearth and the lyrics are too abstruse; it never really hits home. Fair enough. And really, if you like music to upload itself to your mental memory cards after one listen, then awesome on that. But itâs no real secret that one of the keenest pleasures f ...

Review/Photos: Sunset Rubdown w/ Elfin Saddle at Mohawk; 06.20.2009

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:51:38 +0100

Review/Photos: Grizzly Bear w/ Here We Go Magic at The Parish; 06.16.2009

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:39:57 +0100

words by Ryan Ffrenchphotos by Randy Cremean Please scroll down for review Â Somewhere between âSouthern Pointâ, âOn A Neck, On A Spitâ and my unmitigated surrender to pre-teen fanboyism, I leaned over to Soundcheck Publisher, Michael Marshall, and apologized: âthis is going to be the most stupidly hyperbolic review you have ever published.â I have since decided on something that at least makes a pass at objectivity, but I am aware that my analytic ...

Bonnaroo 2009 Photos: Day 4 - Phish, Snoop Dogg, Merle Haggard, Erykah Badu, Andrew Bird, ...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:39:23 +0100

Bonnaroo 2009 - Day Four photos by Randy Cremean & Andy Pareti Â ...

Bonnaroo 2009 Photos: Day 3 - NIN, MGMT, The Mars Volta, Of Montreal, Jenny Lewis, Bon Iver, ...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:37:17 +0100

Bonnaroo 2009 - Day Three photos by Randy Cremean & Andy Pareti Â ...

Bonnaroo 2009: Reviews and Photo Galleries

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:09:17 +0100

Â Bonnaroo 2009 Photos: Day 4 - Phish, Snoop Dogg, Merle Haggard, Erykah Badu, Andrew Bird, Okkervil River Bonnaroo 2009 Photos: Day 3 - NIN, MGMT, The Mars Volta, Of Montreal, Jenny Lewis, Bon Iver, Heartless Bastards, Katzenjammer Bonnaroo 2009 Photos: Day 2 - Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Animal Collective, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, St. Vincent, Dirty Projectors, Amadou & Mariam Bonnaroo 2009 Photos: Day 1 - Passion Pit, The Low Anthem, H ...

Bonnaroo 2009 Photos: Day 2 - Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Animal Collective, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, ...

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:46:54 +0100

Bonnaroo 2009 - Day Two photos by Randy Cremean & Andy Pareti Â ...

Bonnaroo 2009 Photos: Day 1 - Passion Pit, The Low Anthem, Hockey, The Knux

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:19:38 +0100

Bonnaroo 2009 - Day One photos by Randy Cremean & Andy Pareti Â ...

Review/Photos: Grizzly Bear w/ Here We Go Magic at The Parish; 06.16.2009

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:53:20 +0100

words by Ryan Ffrenchphotos by Randy Cremean Please scroll down for review Â Somewhere between âSouthern Pointâ, âOn A Neck, On A Spitâ and my unmitigated surrender to pre-teen fanboyism, I leaned over to Soundcheck Publisher Michael Marshall and apologized: âthis is going to be the most stupidly hyperbolic review you have ever published.â I have since decided on something that at least makes a pass at objectivity, but I am aware that my analytical ...