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Live Music: Dan Deacon and Dirty Projectors @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple, 12/12/08
Looking down on the audience at Dan Deacon’s show at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple on Thursday night was akin to watching a strange orgy or mating ritual of some kind. People in their teens
Read More »Live Music: Brian Wilson, Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ, 11/23/08
He’s 67 years old now. The still-full head of hair is graying. There are a few extra pounds around the midsection of the once lanky frame. His eyes reflect a sadness that most of
Read More »Live Music: Pattern Is Movement @ the Knitting Factory, 11/18/08
Left wanting more after seeing one of their many CMJ sets, I was interested to see that Pattern is Movement was coming back to NYC to open for Subtle. As it stands, though, this
Read More »Live Music: Nine Inch Nails @ DCU Center, 11/9/08
It would go against the trail-blazing spirit of Trent Reznor to use him as any sort of guideline, but it must be said that any arena rock band should turn to Reznor’s live show
Read More »Live Music: Smashing Pumpkins @ United Place, 11/6/08
Anyone who was unsure as to what to expect from the Smashing Pumpkins’ performance at United Palace last Thursday surely had that question answered within the first few minutes. They started on time, and
Read More »Live Music: Ray LaMontagne @ Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, 10/30/08
There’s a faction of music fans out there who are annoyed by Ray LaMontagne, and it’s not too difficult to understand why. Here’s a guy who refuses to behave like a pop star, or
Read More »Dispatches from CMJ, Day Five: Drink Up, Buttercup, Little Jackie, Pattern Is Movement
The first half of the last day of CMJ was something of a random draw, with there only being one band I was determined to see that day (Pattern Is Movement, seen on the
Read More »Dispatches From CMJ, Day Three: The Lovely Sparrows, Au, Goes Cube, Villa Vina
The third day of CMJ began at Fontana’s, with Austin, TX folk duo the Lovely Sparrows. This is one of the shows I was looking forward to, as occasional contributor Clay Franks turned me
Read More »Dispatches from CMJ, Day Four: Land of Talk, Broken Social Scene
By day four, this CMJ hound needed a bit of a rest – which, in CMJ terms, means I went to one show instead of five. Truthfully, the one show was likely better than
Read More »Dispatches from CMJ, Day Two: Sister Suvi, Drink Up, Buttercup, Project Jenny, Project Jan, Women, Ane Brune, So Many Dynamos
Remember how day one of CMJ was all about the blogs? Well, day two was also sort of all about the blogs, or at least one in particular, NYC-based Ear Farm, offering up the
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