MJ Lenderman: Manning Fireworks October 1, 2024So chill, bro. That’s how the kids talk these days, right? Because as an practically ancient person listening...
The Beths @ White Eagle Hall September 26, 2024Sometimes you just want to see live music. And you’re checking out the calendars at your usual music...
Jack White: No Name September 16, 2024Never let it be said Jack White can’t write the hell out of a riff. And despite “playing”...
Pearl Jam @ MSG September 9, 2024I’ve seen Pearl Jam probably ten times. The first time opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers in Syracuse,...
Mule: If I Don’t Six August 20, 2024Listening to this album out loud is a harrowing experience. For more reasons than the fact the thing...
The Grunge Diaspora August 15, 2024Listening to a podcast about The Smashing Pumpkins, it came to my attention just how much music Billy...
Camper Van Beethoven: Telephone Free Landslide Victory August 9, 2024It’s weird when you only realize later in life what could have had a major influence on your...
Cloud Nothings: Final Summer August 1, 2024I went to see Cloud Nothings play live recently. Unbeknownst to me — and I imagine most of the...
Yard Act: Where’s My Utopia? July 23, 2024I’m not really sure how to classify Yard Act. Their first track on Where’s My Utopia?, their second...
Les Savy Fav: OUI, LSF July 9, 2024I’m not sure if we can call Les Savy Fav enigmatic. They’re not mysterious or anything, like another...
Veruca Salt: American Thighs June 23, 2024Rock and roll made by cute chicks will never get old. Sexist! But so true. Just ask any...
I Still Own a Lot of CDs June 13, 2024If you are a person of a certain age, you bought a lot of CDs. You bought them...
The Libertines: All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade June 3, 2024You pretty much know what you’re going to get with a Libertines album. Some form of The Clash....
Cloud Nothings @ (Le) Poisson Rouge May 15, 2024I seem to be going solo to more and more shows these days. Hell, I didn’t even bother...
Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us April 23, 2024There are very few bands whose new albums I treat as an event. Certainly not this many years...
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Devil’s Night Out April 3, 2024The Mighty Might Bosstones played our block party when I was in college. That was 1992, a year...
Mannequin Pussy: I Got Heaven March 20, 2024Why is it that I recall Mannequin Pussy not being so… punk? I mean I know they swung...
Grandaddy: Blu Wav March 15, 2024You’d think as a rock ’n’ roll elder statesman that I’d love mellow. My tired ears. My tired...