Archive for December, 2009

Listen: Michael Bellar and the AS-IS Ensemble

By on December 31st, 2009

When it comes to jazz, Michael Bellar, with his southern influence, sets a model for budding musicians.

Album Review: Tom Waits – Glitter and Doom Live

By on December 31st, 2009

★★½☆☆

The problem is that in a massive catalog bursting with vital, beautifully aging albums, this one just isn’t up to snuff.

CoS remembers the year that was 2009

By on December 31st, 2009

Before we turn the page on the 2000s, we wanted to take one more look at the year that was the last 365 days.

Album Review: Mars Argo – Technology is a Dead Bird

By on December 30th, 2009

★★★☆☆

I like this album and I don’t care who knows it.

Surfer Blood gears up for busy 2010

By on December 30th, 2009

2010′s “It Band” announces dates in support of debut release.

Andrew WK confirms Andrew WK isn’t real

By on December 30th, 2009

Well, there’s a shock…

A Music Fan’s Guide to the 2010 Winter Olympics

By on December 30th, 2009

Wilco, Feist, Lou Reed, Martha Wainwright, Iron & Wine, and much much more!

Thom Yorke, Damien Rice team up for Tibet documentary soundtrack

By on December 29th, 2009

Vampires and Kristen Stewart are so 2009!

Listen: Metermaids

By on December 29th, 2009

They’re a rap group with rock tendencies.