In the five years Cloud Nothings have been pumping out music, lead singer and songwriter – and for a while the band&#…
Okkervil River’s Will Sheff Talks Childhood, Truth in Writing, and the Dangers of Streaming
Will Sheff is an honest guy. Sitting on a beat-up leather couch in the drab and cramped back stage room of The Ricksh…
Wet and Wild Beer-Soaked Times with Deer Tick
Deer Tick must be one of the hardest working bands around. In the four years since they graced The Media Club’s floor…
Is Frank Turner Losing his Connection with Fans?
Three years ago, I saw the skinny, thirty-ish English singer-songwriter play a (just) sold out show at The Media Club…
Attention Aging Teenagers – The Queers Are Here!
I rarely watch support bands, but not because of any perceived snobbery about them not being any good; it’s normally …
Dan Vapid & The Cheats Treat Fans to a Little Pop-Punk Party
It’s hard to let go of the music that shaped your teenage years. At that age, songs mean more than just mere chords a…
Melbourne’s Jordie Lane Talks Small Crowds, Medicine Hat and Gram Parsons
Jordie Lane has amassed a reasonable following in his hometown of Melbourne, playing sold out shows at 800-capacity v…
Tunng’s ‘Turbines’ Worth More than a Few Spins
Tunng’s 2007 LP Good Arrows rarely left my turntable that following winter. Their melancholic brand of electro-folk s…
