Fall Out Boy: From Under the Cork Tree November 28, 2008I’m kinda buzzed while I’m writing this and somehow it sounds both shitty and good. The production and...
Head of Femur: Great Plains November 26, 2008Well, ain’t that some hippie shit? Ok, not hippie, but some touchy feely indie stuff that is like...
The Anniversary: Your Majesty November 24, 2008This one is less swinging than their debut, Designing a Nervous Breakdown, eliminating the wacky keyboard and going...
The Anniversary: Designing a Nervous Breakdown November 24, 2008Welcome to the world of emo power-pop. Combining the whimsy of The Rentals and the typical Get Up...
Tha Alkaholiks: 21 & Over November 24, 2008If there were ever a more appropriate college album than this one, I can’t think of what it...
Girl Talk: Feed the Animals November 22, 2008I’m kind of a prude when it comes to content. I don’t like sexual brag rap. I’m sure...
The Otheroom November 21, 2008Never before have I ever considered being an extra in an old Fiona Apple video a bad thing,...
Four Volts: Triple Your Work Force November 20, 2008Sometimes you just want your rock ‘n roll loud and sloppy and somewhat irreverent. Who cares if you...
The Savages November 16, 2008This is what I would call a "quiet" movie. The tone and tenor never really changes throughout, there are no sharp edges, no abrupt turns and no conflict, really, beyond
The Decemberists @ The Wellmont Theatre November 13, 2008We walked the eighth of a mile or so from our house down to The Wellmont Theatre in...
Blindness November 12, 2008I must admit that I first became aware of this book because of the movie whose commercials reminded...
Subway (Madison Square Garden) November 8, 2008[CLOSED] Oh Christ, I’ve gone and done it again. I swore up and down I was done with...
Eighty One November 8, 2008[CLOSED] The first thing that strikes you about this place is the awesome bordello-like cheesiness of the surroundings....
The Snug November 8, 2008[CLOSED] Despite the name, I’ve certainly been to smaller bars in the city. But the snug adjective does...
Harrie’s Cafe and Bakery November 8, 2008[CLOSED] Welcome to the least Google-able deli on Earth. It’s not your typical Google problem where the deli...
Death From Above 1979: You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine November 4, 2008I’m not really sure how to categorize this music. I’m sure there are others out there that know...
David Karsten Daniels: Fear of Flying November 4, 2008I’m not sure what to call these guys. Americana troubadours? Uh, alterna-folksters? Anyway, Daniels is another in the...
Valhalla November 2, 2008Its name says Valhalla, but its interior reads more like an empty Crate & Barrel showroom or minimalist...