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By Chris Coplan on September 10th, 2009
The origins of The Subjects goes like this: Guitarist Joe Smith and singer/bassist Dave Sheinkopf were teachers at a Manhattan school with clichéd rock star dreams. Enter their students, drummer Matt Iwanusa and guitarist Jimmy Carbonetti. Take a few rehearsals and you have a rising band with a poppy, minimalist sound. Makes [...]
By Alex Young on September 10th, 2009
The Australian outfit has unveiled what will be its first North American headlining tour in over two years.
By Michael Roffman on August 8th, 2009
Given this year’s summer weather conditions in Chicago — chilly with a taste of sunlight — nobody expected the onslaught of rain and wind that was August 7th, 2009. Incidentally, that happened to make up the opening day of Perry Farrell’s summer music extravaganza, otherwise known as Lollapalooza. As fans rolled in at the crack of noon, rain followed… and lots of it. Some might say it was a dreary English day, which seemed fitting given the talent headlining — Depeche Mode, for those unsavvy with geography.
By Alex Young on July 27th, 2009
If you haven’t caught the awesomeness that is The Decemberists’ playing their latest studio album, The Hazards of Love, live and in its entirety, you’re in luck. Today, Colin Meloy and Co. announced plans for another round of engagements for their “A Short Fazed Hovel” 2009 tour tour.
By Alex Young on June 23rd, 2009
Since Lollapalooza takes place in Chicago, and Chicago is a city, and cities have such things as noise curfews, Lollapalooza puts together official aftershows for those who need more than the 12 hours presented during each of the festival’s three days.
By Alex Young on March 26th, 2009
Apparently all one needs to do to earn oneself a starring role in an upcoming documentary and spend the summer with the Heartless Bastards, is to have an Acid Tongue. Of course, this is much easier said then done, especially considering the Acid Tongue at note is not some sour candy-contributed mouth aliment, but rather [...]
By Alex Young on March 23rd, 2009
Another year brought another week of media hell to Austin, Texas’ dusty, city streets this past weekend. Hundreds of writers, musicians, and publicists shuffled about in a frenzy, moving from one venue to the next bar, trying to pretend it was all some sort of a vacation. It wasn’t too hard of an illusion. Considering [...]
By Shayna Hodkin on February 5th, 2009
Fresh off the release of their latest studio effort, The Mountain, the Heartless Bastards have added even more to their already mammoth U.S. tour that is now as impressive an endeavor as anything that went down in Peak. As a result, the Bastards’ 31-date trek, which kicked off last week, will now see Erika Wennerstrom [...]
By Alex Young on December 26th, 2008
2008 sure proved to be a busy year for The Gaslight Anthem. Between the release of their sophomore studio effort, The ‘59 Sound, and subsequent appearance on our list of the Top 100 Albums of ‘08, the covers of Johnny Cash, and appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (see below), the four-piece New Jersey [...]
By Alex Young on October 9th, 2008
Cincinnati’s Heartless Bastards sure have quite the history. Since forming in 2003, Erika Wennerstrom’s personal project has slowly evolved into one of the hardest hitting garage bands currently around and now boasts a resume that features some high-profile fans and two critically acclaimed albums.
But sometime last year, Wennerstorm offered her best Barack Obama impression and [...]
Listening to Godspeed for the first time was a life-changing experience. Because of this band...
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