The Steaklandic Twins
Popular artists selling their music for use in advertising is nothing new. In some camps, it's viewed as being a shrewd business move and in others, it's viewed as selling out. But regardless of where you sit on that fence,…
Mazarin v. Mazarin
Yesterday I received a rather distressing email informing me that one of our Philly faves, Mazarin, would play their final show will play their final show on December 2nd. That doesn't mean, however, that Quentin Stoltzfus and the gang are…
The AB Outfit
If you've read this site before, perhaps you remember back a few months ago when we suggested you sacrifice at least one White Castle run so you can buy ABO's 2nd album Derdang Derdang. It's still one of my favoritest albums from this year.
Spank Rock
Spank Rock is puerile nerdy hip-hop, not unlike the Beastie Boys, though think less screeching granny and more whining Urkel. The group's name is apropos, and like all the young dudes, these guys are just as apt to spank it…
The Twilight of His Career
Last Friday I headed over to the Southgate House to welcome Cincinnati native and former Afghan Whigs frontman, Greg Dulli, back to town with the Twilight Singers. This was a show that I had been looking forward to, my wife had been marking off calendar days for, and a good portion of the metro area had been salivating over for weeks.
The show was sold out, something I hadn’t previously witnessed at the Southgate House, and place was shaking with anticipation. Not only had the prodigal son returned, but former Screaming Trees frontman, Mark Lanegan was performing with the band, and the Afghan Whigs were reportedly heading back into the studio to record new material for a Rhino Records retrospective entitled, Unbreakable.
Portland trio, Stars of Track and Field opened with a rousing set that sold quite a few records for them at the merch table and had the crowd rocking, waiting for the Twilight Singers to take the stage. After the requisite changing out of equipment, the lights dimmed and then… we waited.