Music Downloads

Kelley Stoltz

2008-02-28T20:29:00-05:00

I’m a sucker for ‘60s-informed guitar-pop, so Kelley Stoltz is right in my wheelhouse. He’s no Brendan Benson, but he’s got an impressive bounty of should-be hits under his belt,…

The Hold Steady

2008-01-09T16:39:00-05:00

It’s long been acknowledged in local music circles that Matt Welch is a friggin’ genius. With Transitions Art Gallery, he’s single-handedly turned an empty warehouse…

Radiohead Forgoes Record Labels For “Rainbows”

2007-10-10T20:34:00-05:00

Radiohead surprised many by announcing that their new album, “In Rainbows,” will be made available direct from the band as a digital file for everyone, everywhere, three months after recording it, and that it will cost whatever price the buyer…

Bishop Allen

2007-09-12T19:40:00-05:00

Brooklyn indie-pop-rockers Bishop Allen are playing with John Vanderslice at The Social in Orlando next Monday. Coincidentally, I’m reviewing their new CD in this week’s You may remember Jason Isbell as the baby-faced singer/guitarist from Drive-By Truckers. Perhaps you caught one of their raucous sets at Skipper’s Smokehouse the last few years. Or…

Peter Bjorn And John

2007-05-03T15:06:01-05:00

You might recognize “Young Folks” as “that whistling song” from a TV commercial for Budweiser, the self-proclaimed king of American beers. It’s performed by Peter Bjorn And John, the…

Did You Mean ‘Zone’?

2007-03-23T20:08:00-05:00

Turns out that if you search for “Zune” in Google News, it thinks you made a typo.

“Did you mean ‘zone’?” it asks.

Nice. Four months into

Bright Eyes

2007-03-23T19:37:00-05:00

You either love Bright Eyes or you hate them. You either think Conor Oberst is his generation’s Bob Dylan or you think he’s a melodramatic, self-flagellating creep. There is no in-between.

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Silversun Pickups

2007-03-16T19:57:00-05:00

Silversun Pickups are playing Saturday night at Ybor’s hippest new venue, Crowbar. (Or, at least, it was Ybor’s hippest new venue a few months ago. We can’t keep up.) Whether you’re still trying to…

The Shins

2007-01-17T19:38:00-05:00

Here’s another new CD release we’ve been looking forward to: “Wincing the Night Away” by The Shins. You might remember The Shins as Natalie Portman’s favorite band in the movie