Valleys – Are You Going to Stand There And Talk Weird All Night? album review
Valleys are the result of longtime collaborators Marc St. Louis and Tillie Perks who pour their heart and soul into their just-released sophomore full-length album Are You Going To Stand There And Talk Weird All Night? The Montreal-based duo showcases their multitude of musical and lyrical talent by sharing vocal duties while Marc plays guitar, keyboards, and drums while Tillie plays the keys, guitar, and sequencer. Their sound has so much depth and intensity that it would be nearly impossible [...]
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Fall Out Boy Spring Tour Dates
So here’s my problem: I’m incredibly nostalgic. And by nostalgic, I mean that I’m still in love with a band that I loved when I was an immature 12 year-old with severe identity issues. The band grew, the fanbase shrunk, and they decided to take a break because they were sick of each other. Then I was in my dorm bed this past winter, and Fall Out Boy was like, “yeah, we might as well make a new album and [...]
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The Shins Spring Tour Dates
The Shins are still riding the success of Point of Morrow and are out on tour for a little bit this month. MVRemix saw them last August and Osheaga, and we were rather impressed. Though I’m still wondering when James Mercer is gonna get around to that Broken Bells followup. So if you wanna hear that “Simple Song” song live, here’s your chance! MVRemix will be covering the Montreal date next week on the 23rd – and you can still buy [...]
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The Big Terrible – Rotten City album review
Big Terrible are anything but. Rocking out in a retro way, the Philadelphia four-piece blends tasteful writing with a rock solid ensemble and whole lot of soul. The backup singers are a big plus. The big secret here is Jonathan Dumoff, who apparently is more than a talented acoustic musician. Listening to their music reveals a band adept at sonic wizardry, because their sound is a few decades old. While that might sound like a dis, it is in fact [...]
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Telekinesis – Dormarion album review
Last week, I reviewed an album and gave it high marks because I knew what the artist was trying to achieve. It was difficult, but commendable. I was surprised with how good it was because of all the things that could have gone wrong. Telekinesis’s album Dormarion receives high praise because it is simply surprisingly good. This is the third album from Seattle native Michael Benjamin Lerner. He uses lead melodies that are different, without being different for the sake [...]
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Keaton Henson – Birthdays album review
Keaton Henson’s brand of guitar folk is in full swing on his latest release, the first on Anti- Records, titled Birthdays. Yet another folky singer-songwriter imported from across the pond, Henson’s album is a clear evolution from his previous album Dear which had a tendency to become bogged down in it’s own depression. On Birthdays Henson takes an extremely melodic approach and brings back his narrator -esque lyrics, opening the album with the request to “Teach me how to love [...]
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Nelsonville Music Festival Announce More Artists!!! Wilco, Cat Power, John Prine & Gogol Bordello Headlining 2013 Nelsonville Music Festival
Lee Fields & The Expressions, Joe Pug, Bindlestick Family Circus, Los Hacheros, Flying Clouds Of South Carolina, You Black Kettle, Hex Net, Rattletrap Stringband, Leah Nairn join the lineup for the 2013 Nelsonville Music Festival!!! Stuart’s Opera House presents the 9th Annual Nelsonville Music Festival, May 30-June 2, 2013 at Robbins Crossing on the campus of Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio. Nelsonville Music Festival is headlined by Wilco, Cat Power, John Prine, Gogol Bordello, Mavis Staples, Sharon Van Etten, Calexico, [...]
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Bleached – Ride Your Heart album review
It’s too bad the members of this band were not born a few decades earlier because they would have been pretty big when MTV first hit television screens back in the early 80′s. Yet their back to basics rock approach may still give them a slight advantage over most of the polished rock acts that are out today. Bleached is a band comprised of three girls and one guy (the girls play guitar and bass while the guy plays drums) [...]
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The Thermals – Desperate Ground album review
Reading the bio of The Thermals comprises one of those experiences a person has where they realize just how much they are out of touch with the current music scene. This band is ten years old, and for all intents and purposes are brand spankin’ new to me. The gist of the idea of this band is some kind of ‘Portland super-group’ whose revolving door line-up reads like some kind of one act Spinal Tap, without the spontaneous combustion. For [...]
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Gianna Lauren – On Personhood album review
From Halifax, Nova Scotia is the up-and-coming indie artist, Gianna Lauren. This Canadian vocalist for On Personhood pairs with multi-instrumentalists J.J. Ipsen, Justin Nace, drummer Marshall Bureau and engineer Andy Magoffin. The obscurity within Lauren’s emotion-filled, smooth voice harmonizes with the serene guitars and soft drums to give this album dream-like feel. This six-track album delivers melodic, captivating vocals with sassy lyrics. Starting off the album is the song “Trouble”. The darkness of the track is accompanied with gentle, yet [...]
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