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Live Review and Photos: Born Ruffians, April 16, 2013, Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY

Born Rufﬁans celebrated the release of their third LP, Birth Marks, with a lively, sold out show at the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday. Longtime fans made a point of showing up as soon as the doors opened, and I was fortunate enough to snag the last open space up front – right next to a [...]

Live Review and Photos: The Haxan Cloak, April 18th, 2013, Birthdays – London

The Haxan Cloak’s music is made to be listened to in isolation. Not just by yourself, but with as few distractions from the music as possible. In this day and age that’s almost impossible; even if you are lying on your bed, headphones turned up, there’s bound to be some kind of distraction – your [...]

Live Review and Photos: Vondelpark, April 4, 2013, Bush Hall – London

Earlier in the week tonight’s headliners Vondelpark released their debut album, Seabed and tonight’s performance was a celebration of that fact, evidenced by the free stickers given out at the merch stand, the large display of the album’s cover projected on the back of the stage, and how important the event clearly was to the [...]

Festival Review and Photos: Burgerama, March 22-23, 2013 – Santa Ana, CA

King Tuff. All Photos by Andrew Halverson Now into its sophomore year, Burgerama has already claimed its own clear and welcoming identity — this time with an extra day of festivities. The two-night hurrah combines bands and friends of the communal and humble Burger Records for a festival that serves Orange County kids and anyone [...]

Live Review and Photos: Savages, March 18, 2013, Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY

It was snowing in thick, oppressive sheets on Tuesday night, which I found all too appropriate as I walked down Delancey to see Savages play the Bowery Ballroom. Chilling weather for a night of chilling sounds. Savages’ reputation precedes them, and that’s an awfully tricky situation. When a band’s live persona is built upon the [...]

Live Review: Parquet Courts, March 21, 2013, Sebright Arms – London

I came to see Parquet Courts’ show in the dark and dank underbelly of Hackney’s Sebright Arms directly from the shiny and palatial Hammersmith Apollo, where I’d just seen fellow New Yorker Louis CK perform. Although the difference between venues could not have been more drastic, and on the one hand I saw a comedian [...]

Live Coverage and Video: Chelsea Light Moving, March 22, 2013, Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR

It didn’t dawn on me until right before heading out to see Chelsea Light Moving that Thurston Moore has been making music for more than three decades. And I reflected upon how people I knew back when I first heard Sonic Youth, which was probably at least after a decade of their existence. Even before [...]

Live Review: Many Arms, March 8, 2013, The Stone — New York, NY

The band has conveniently recorded their set from this night. Give it a listen while you read the review below. It pains me to acknowledge, but I feel it must be done, that most music consumers lack the strength of will to appreciate Many Arms. It’s not their fault; if anything the blame lies squarely [...]

Live Review and Photos: UMO, Foxygen, Wampire, February 28, 2013, Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY

On Thursday, Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO) played a sold out show at the Bowery Ballroom with Foxygen, and Wampire, their fellow Portland denizens. Wampire’s opening pentatonic riffs set a clear tone for the night: this was going to be an old school affair. Those of us who know Wampire from their more dream pop-leaning single [...]

Live Review and Photos: Christopher Owens, January 25, 2013, Paradise Rock Club – Boston MA

Last month, Christopher Owens (formerly the lead singer and chief songwriter of Girls) brought his solo act to an intimate Paradise Rock Club in Boston, Massachusetts. The concert was a seated affair with fold up chairs filling the space normally occupied by sweaty head bangers. Paradise fits just under 1,000 concertgoers but there couldn’t have [...]

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