The Azealia Banks we've come to expect and inadvertently tolerate has quite the decadent persona;...
Concerts & Festivals
Quick Recap: Todd Rundgren and Dam Funk Live in Boston
In Milwaukee last month Todd Rundgren’s epic musical career spans nearly half a century. Somehow,...
Quick Recap: The Used at Boston’s House of Blues
At Santa Ana's The Observatory Orange County earlier this month The Bert McCracken that appeared...
Live Review: Timbre Coupe at The Big Up 2011
Timbre Coup takes their time getting to the point, but there's no real rush. They're more about the journey. Timbre Coup's path winds from cool and laid back to funky, stomping...
Live Review: Technicolor Lenses at The Big Up 2011
Technicolor Lenses was an unexpected breath of fresh air at The Big Up. Their emcee straddles manifestations of Atmosphere and Mr. Lif and their dubbed out, electro-pop beats...
Live Review: Warped Tour in Atlanta
Where: Atlanta, GA When: August 1, 2011 (photos by James Hester except where noted) Atlanta's Warped Tour 2011 might have had a rocky start for...
Live Review: Wobblesauce at The Big Up 2011
Oh dance-rock, with your dub bass lines, weird synth grooves, and fat beats. We can't seem to get enough of you this summer. As part of the electronic wave sweeping over jam...
Live Review: Jimkata at The Big Up 2011
Jimkata is a solid electro-rock act. Persistent, steady dance grooves line drum machines, synths, and electric guitar. The band's powerful drumming and guitar work ride the...
Live Review: The Big Sway at The Big Up 2011
The crowd was a little meager at the start of their set, but The Big Sway sounded at home on the Woods Stage at 2011's TBU. Their resonance is mighty - heavy drumming, stomping bass lines,...
Live Review: Papadosio at The Big Up 2011
I'll be honest with you, although Papadosio is perhaps the most talked about band this year, it took a while for me to let go of some of my preconceived notions on electronic...
Live Review: Dirty Paris at The Big Up 2011
Dirty Paris deserves props. They're a young band, especially in the sense that they're fresh to the scene and have come a long way in a relatively short time. They've been on a...
Live Review: The Indobox at The Big Up 2011
I don't know what to say about The Indobox, because they never make any immense impression on me, regardless of how often I see them perform. They are dance-oriented, with good...
Live Review: Gramatik at The Big Up 2011
As one of the first bands to open up The Big Up 2011, there wasn't a huge draw to the stage during Gramatik's set. A small crowd of dancing hippies, spread relatively thin,...