Sic Alps + Thee Oh Sees + Ty Segall | Death by Audio | 9.28.2008
A sweaty, awesome night of three Bay Area garage rock bands playing variations on a theme. And I do mean sweaty. I thought the last time I saw Sic Alps at Death by Audio would've been the hottest show...
View ArticleSound Bites Best of 2008 | Albums
2008 was a great year for good music and a pretty good year for great music. I kept expanding my list from 20 to 25 to 30, and then back down to 20 (sort of). Deciding what would be my #10 took...
View ArticleSound Bites Best of 2008: Gigs
Show of the Year: Jarvis Cocker | Music Hall of Williamsburg | 7.21.2008 "Seeing Jarvis Cocker makes you realize that almost all other bands are chumps. This is how it's done. This is a show. This is...
View ArticleIndependents’ Day: Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival | 7.04.2009
Dum Dum Girls The Fresh & Onlys Ganglians Woods Some people spent their Fourth of July watching fireworks. Others barbequed with friends. One guy spent his eating 68 hot dogs in ten minutes. Me? I...
View ArticleSiren Fest 2009: Built to Spill + Thee Oh Sees + Japandroids + Raveonettes +...
Built to Spill Grand Duchy/Frank Black Thee Oh Sees Without a doubt, this was the most pleasant weather the Siren Festival has ever seen. Maybe a weird thing to say up front, but here's a festival that...
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