Dan Deacon — 4.18.08, Old Club, Swarthmore College, PA Dan Deacon’s Swarthmore show at Old Club was an occasion marked by flagrant disregard for societal rules. No one made me pay anything at the door and once I got inside there was more freeness in the form of beer (even if it was warm, who… Read more »
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Les Savy Fav, with The Dodos & The Big Sleep — 4.5.08, TLA, Philadelphia, PA
Les Savy Fav, with The Dodos & The Big Sleep — 4.5.08, TLA, Philadelphia, PA All I remember was trying to hide. I got really panicked when Tim Harrington announced, “This next song is dangerous.” In retrospect, I am unsure if the song prior Harrington was crowd surfing on a chair, lassoing the audience with… Read more »
Mr. Quintron and Miss Pussycat & The Black Lips — 3.14.08, Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA
Mr. Quintron and Miss Pussycat & The Black Lips — 3.14.08, Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA I’ve been a Quintron fan for a long time. While Quintron has always sounded great on albums, nothing compares to the live Quintron experience. Mr. Quintron’s self-constructed Drum Buddy1 and his operation of it while simultaneously playing the organ and… Read more »
Marah, The Shalitas and Adam and Dave’s Bloodline — 12.07.07, TLA, Philadelphia, PA
Marah, The Shalitas and Adam and Dave’s Bloodline — 12.07.07, TLA, Philadelphia, PA I would ask that our readership consider the following review a late Christmas present. It is for a show that occurred over a month ago. However, without making excuses, as we all know, coming in and out of the holidays is always… Read more »
The Hold Steady, Art Brut and the 1990s — 11.20.07, The 9:30 Club, Washington DC and 11.21.07, Terminal Five, NYC
The Hold Steady, Art Brut and the 1990s — 11.20.07, The 9:30 Club, Washington DC and 11.21.07, Terminal Five, NYC The 1990s have just completed their set and thrown their set list (written on a paper plate) into the crowd of Washington DC’s The 9:30 Club. A group of three girls directly in front of… Read more »
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band — The Magic Tour
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band — The Magic Tour: 10.5.07 & 10.6.07 Philadelphia, PA, Wachovia Center; 10.9.07 & 10.10.07 East Rutherford, NJ, Continental Airlines Arena Tim has always been good with his money. When I got in a tight spot two years ago on my rent, Tim spotted me. The long and the… Read more »
The Black Lips — 9.19.07, New York, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
The Black Lips — 9.19.07, New York, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg For all the legends and myths in circulation about the wild debauchery of The Black Lips’ performances, when the band played New York’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 19th, they were far more professional than their reputation would have you think. When,… Read more »
Clockcleaner — 9.13.07, Philadelphia, PA, First Unitarian Church
Clockcleaner — 9.13.07, Philadelphia, PA, First Unitarian Church Though Clockcleaner’s Myspace page features a photograph of Philip K. Dick, if the band were to have a science fiction doppelgänger, it would more likely be Harlan Ellison than Dick. Like Ellison, who is more known for his persona, editorial rants before his stories and general outspoken… Read more »
Marah — 9.7.07 Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brenda’s
Marah — 9.7.07 Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brenda’s Certainly, songs and showmanship are important to any band when it comes to making it. However, more important is timing, luck and who gets behind your music. It’s unfair but a reality, just as it has never seemed fair how a truly incredible band like Marah barely even… Read more »
The Hold Steady — 8.9.07 Brooklyn, NY, Prospect Park
The Hold Steady — 8.9.07 Brooklyn, NY, Prospect Park In a recent interview Iggy Pop talked about the difference between playing music in 1965, as opposed to 2007. “In 1965, when great young white artists in the English-speaking world were successfully re-channeling hillbilly and black music– you know Bob Dylan, Ray Davies, Pete Townsend, Keith… Read more »
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