Archive for February, 2009

Album Review: Here We Go Magic – Here We Go Magic

By on February 19th, 2009

★★★★½

Whenever a good TV show goes off the air, people ask the stars and producers why they’re doing it. Why not stay until you’re canceled? Why not stay until you’re two or three seasons past your prime and nobody’s watching you anymore? Why not stay until viewers start asking why you didn’t quit while you [...]

Spring is near! Plants & Animals ready tour

By on February 19th, 2009

Sure it may be cold, windy, and downright miserable outside right now, but before you know it, spring will be here. Don’t believe me? Why else would Plants and Animals be announcing plans for a spring tour? After all, it’s not like the Canadian indie rockers are still touring in support of last year’s Parc [...]

Wilco “springs” for a tour

By on February 19th, 2009

Rejoice! Sing! Run to the streets and draw blood! Everyone’s favorite Chicago act is back on the road, even if they never really left in the first place. In what will be their 83,019,238,1203th tour to date, Wilco is ready to take over the world again. This should come as no surprise, given Jeff Tweedy’s [...]

TV on the Radio wants you to go outside

By on February 19th, 2009

Looking to get a bit of TV on the Radio this summer, but aren’t too keen on either ex-Beatles or camping? Fortunately, the Brooklyn based outfit has now got you covered, thanks to a newly announced North American tour. Beginning shortly after the band’s scheduled appearance at this year’s Coachella Music Festival, TV on Radio [...]

Listen! Showcase Spotlight: Eksi Ekso

By on February 19th, 2009

On Friday, March 20, 2009, Consequence of Sound will host its first annual South by Southwest showcase. Entitled simply as Listen!, this year’s event is designed to highlight six of music’s most talented up-and-comers in one night, under one roof. In the days leading up to the event, we’ll be taking a closer look at [...]

Watch: Fever Ray chooses her profession in “When I Grow Up”

By on February 19th, 2009

The sassy female singer Karin Dreijer Andersson (of The Knife) has certainly started 2009 off with a bang, first with the release of a stellar debut album from her latest project, Fever Ray, and then with not one, but two mind-blowing music videos to accompany the record! After offering up the mysterious and frightening “If [...]

Black Eyed Peas detail The E.N.D.

By on February 19th, 2009

Now that Barack Obama is safe in the White House, Will.i.Am now appears set to move his attention elsewhere. After months on the campaign trail, the California based hip-hopper will soon team up with his longtime bandmates, the Black Eyed Peas, for The E.N.D. But before you go running off to the supermarket and stock [...]

Blitzen Trapper already look to Furr followup

By on February 19th, 2009

Though not included on our expansive year’s best albums list, Blitzen Trapper‘s Furr was certainly a major highlight of 2008. The effort saw the Portland, Oregon genre clashers take things back to their roots with some home down acoustic guitar and harmonica driven ballads. While some may still be trying to get into the aforementioned [...]

Album Review: …Trail of Dead – The Century of Self

By on February 19th, 2009

★★★★☆

It takes decades before we ever know who we truly are. Our lives are filled with moments of adversity that define us, and even when we look past middle age, we will still wonder if this is truly who we were meant to be. For Austin, Texas’ …And You Will Know Us by the Trail [...]

Dave Matthews Band hits the road just about everywhere with just about everyone

By on February 19th, 2009

Congratulations Dave Matthews Band. You just announced what is certainly the longest and most complicated tour we have ever seen. Spanning seven months and featuring 15 different support acts, the North American tour will see the Dave Matthews and Co. take to the road beginning in mid-April in support of their forthcoming yet-to-be-titled new studio [...]