Tearing flesh and bleeding emotions - this CD is razor sharp.
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Blogcritic of the Month: March, 2006
In which we kick off a monthly celebration of our best writers. You'll have to come inside to see who it is!
Read More »Concert Review: The Perfect Addiction and Ever We Fall
Big and bold grunge and emo music in a small college town.
Read More »CD and Concert Review: Rosanne Cash, Black Cadillac
Rosanne Cash's honeyed, heartbreaking alto can loosen up even a room full of jaded music-industry insiders.
Read More »Concert Reviews: Bruce Springsteen And Elvis Costello (Almost) Back-To-Back
Last week, some peculiar and fortunate alignment of the planets brought both of my favorite musical artists to my home state of Connecticut within two days of each other. This same alignment also had some influence on the capricious Ticketmaster gods, as I was able to get really great seats …
Read More »Peter Murphy – Concert Review 5/28/05
Peter Murphy House of Blues Anaheim 5/28/05 Peter Murphy and his band came through Anaheim on the U.S. leg of the tour supporting his latest release, Unshattered. Murphy is an impressive performer who is very theatrical and flamboyant. He has a wonderful, deep voice that he augments by moving his …
Read More »Umphrey’s McGee – Concert Review 05/05/05
Umphrey’s McGee Key Club, West Hollywood, California 05/05/05 Umphrey’s McGee returned to Los Angeles on their West Coast spring swing. They are one of the few bands that have been predicted to pick up the baton from Phish, who previously picked up the baton from the Grateful Dead. One major …
Read More »Concert review: Rooney – The Redwalls – Everybody Else
Rooney/The Redwalls/Everybody Else Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA 4/16/05 Chain Reaction is an all-ages club in Anaheim. I thought that meant people under 21 were allowed to mix with grown-ups. What I discovered is that “all-ages” meant that the bar served soft drinks and candy, offering sugar and amped-up caffeinated drinks …
Read More »Joe Jackson & Todd Rundgren at the Beacon Theater
I posted this today on my own blog, Between Wisdom and Murder. It’s more of a personal anecdote than a proper concert review, but I decided to repost it here as a service to anyone who might be wondering (like I was) what this show is like. Joe and Todd …
Read More »Concert Review: Elvis Costello & The Imposters at the Beacon Theater
Elvis was in the building Friday night, and the sold-out crowd at the Beacon Theater was eager to see him. Costello, nattily attired in a three-piece suit and accompanied by the Imposters, was clearly just as happy to be there when he took the stage at 9:00 and opened his …
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