Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – The Brutalist Bricks
As it’s always been for indie rock of the last decade, Ted Leo’s music gave listeners precisely what they expected. One of the genre’s more traditionalist types, Leo was never one to experiment, considering his steady, cultish success with Tyranny of Distance as well as the following two major releases. His 2010 release, The Brutalist Bricks, follows Living with the Living, a general disappointment for those expecting his consistency. Hermes didn’t always carry good news, of course, and today’s no exception. (more…)
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Photos: The Books @ The 560 Music Building, 3/25/2010
Photo by Alana Miller. More on Flickr
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ The Pageant, 3/23/2010
It’s one thing to say a show is not dull or disappointing, but quite another for it to be the irresistible display of musical coitus that Black Rebel Motorcycle Club delivered this past Tuesday night at the Pageant. The California trio of Robert Levon Been, Peter Hayes, and Leah Shapiro has mastered the slow buildup – demonstrative in everything from their understated black attire to their tightlipped stage presence – making you feel that, despite being surrounded by plethora of shamelessly aroused fellow concert-goers, you’ve stumbled into the most intimate of settings. (more…)
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Photos: Circa Survive @ The Firebird, 3/22/2010
Photo by Carrie Iggulden. More on Flickr
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Weekend Show Forecast: 3/25
The Gramophone 2 Year Anniversary Party w/ The Diplomats of Solid Sound and JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Friday, Mar 26th
Where: the Gramophone
When: 10 PM
Everybody loves birthday parties, and you’re invited! The Gramophone is turning 2 with the help of funky ensemble The Diplomats of Solid Sound, and the festivities are sure to last until the bar is left dry. Hopefully, there will be a dancefloor left after openers JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound bring it on strong with their Chicago soul…and Wilco cover? Jeff Tweedy would be proud.
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Photos: The Appleseed Cast @ Off Broadway, 3/20/2010
Photo by Nathan Burrell. More on Flickr
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Spoon – Transference
The first minute of Transference sounds like a false start. Not since 1995’s Telephono has Spoon sounded so anxious. A skeletal organ leaks onto a drum twitch in “Before Destruction,” and then it all withers away, brushed aside on the eve of some contorted chorus. Britt Daniel is then left mumbling and crunching casually on a lo-fi acoustic, and he sounds like he’s not quite sure what to do next. These uncharacteristically unkempt moments riddle the whole of Transference. (more…)
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Photos: STS9 @ The Pageant, 3/19/2010
Photo by Alana Miller. More on Flickr
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Eleven vs. SXSW – Day Four
As I write this post from the comfort of my apartment back here in St. Louis, it’s jarring to think about the music-blitz surrounding me less than 48 hrs ago. Hopefully my ears will stop ringing by the end of the week. Here is a summary of Eleven’s trip through the final day of SXSW:
We started out by attending a day party at the Rumbler Lounge, which was located at Peckerheads, a second-story bar on 6th Street. I caught the tail end of dancy synth-poppers Casxio – full of falsetto, sass, and funky guitar over spacey 80s keyboards, their set was enjoyable but not very original (see: every other 80s revival band). After grabbing a free drink or two at MPress Records’ showcase at the Soho Lounge, I raced over to the Light Bar to catch BBU, a hip-hop group from Chicago a friend was managing. BBU, or Bin Laden Blowin’ Up, were as energetic as their name implied – they performed their own brand of Chitown dance-music infused rap that kept the whole club shaking.
“Staircase to the Gibson Room.” Photo by Ryan Dornfeld. More on Flickr
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Josiah Wolf – Jet Lag
Josiah Wolf, younger brother of Yoni Wolf and lead drummer in WHY?, proves in his premier solo effort, Jet Lag, that his musical versatility far exceeds bounds previously assumed. Josiah plays every instrument on the effort, a feat especially remarkable when one considers that every track fits rather well the overall mood of the album. This mood is rather sublime, but not entirely somber — a bit like the one month anniversary of a serious break-up.
Josiah Wolf – “The Trailer and the Truck”
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This entry was written by , posted on March 22, 2010 at 5:21 pm, filed under New Music and tagged Anticon, jet lag, josiah wolf, WHY?. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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