Archive for June, 2009

CoS is live at Bonnaroo ’09!

By on June 11th, 2009

This weekend, Consequence of Sound will travel to Manchester, Tennessee to take in the sites and sounds of this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival. In other words, we’ll be working. Check out our Twitter all weekend long for live updates, news, and moments of sheer frustration when we rant about how it’s too hot to sleep. [...]

Interview: Boots Riley (of Street Sweeper Social Club)

By on June 11th, 2009

Charles Poladian sits down and talks with Boots Riley about his friendship with Tom Morello, his band’s new music, and his new life on the road.

CoS at Starscape: From dusk ’til dawn…

By on June 11th, 2009

18 hours of dance music: Hell to my parents, but heaven for me. This past weekend, I headed down to Starscape Festival in Baltimore for what was to be an epic adventure.

Man Man can’t get enough of the road…

By on June 11th, 2009

Man Man, fresh off supporting Gogol Bordello’s tour, is back on the road, only this time they’re the headliners. And why shouldn’t they be? They put on a phenomenal show, full of frenetic energy, tribal paint, and just noisy mayhem, it’s only a blessing in disguise that they tour for so long. While still in [...]

Album Review: The Urgency – The Urgency

By on June 11th, 2009

★★☆☆☆

The Urgency has a lot of potential but only a few songs show what this band can really do.

Album Review: Jenny Owen Youngs – Transmitter Failure

By on June 11th, 2009

★★★★☆

Fellow CoS writer, Will Hines, noted recently that there is a dearth of male crooners while the ranks of solo ladies wielding microphones to great effect continue to rise. He tells the truth. The pool of talented female voices stretches wide. From the sidelines, however, some try to weed out deserving divas if only to [...]

Listen: The Duhks

By on June 11th, 2009

With their chops, creativity and breadth, The Duhks could go any number of directions with future projects.

The Black Crowes ready a two for one deal

By on June 11th, 2009

Not many artists can say they shelled out a new studio album in just five days. The Black Crowes can say they shelled out two. Back in February, the Atlanta outfit hit Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York for a five-night recording session. The end result, which will be seen on September 1st, are [...]

Album Review: Little Boots – Hands

By on June 11th, 2009

★★★½☆

Little Boots proves she’s more than just a few EPs.

Soon you can Gaga with Kanye

By on June 11th, 2009

In what will surely be the most over-the-top, materialistic, popsensational tour of 2009, Kanye West will soon team up with Lady Gaga for a North American endeavor. At least that’s what Mr. West reported during his appearance on The View yesterday (via MTV.com) – by the way, what’s with hip-hop stars and The View? Most [...]