Of Montreal
L.A. BURNING, WEST COAST CONCERT PICKS, NOVEMBER 5TH TO 11TH
Young Fathers are at the Fonda Theatre on Friday
L.A. BURNING, WEST COAST CONCERT PICKS, APRIL 30TH TO MAY 6TH
LCD Soundsystem and Yeah Yeah Yeahs play 2 shows at the Hollywood Bowl
The Best Shows To See This Week In Los Angeles
a slow week for shows
10 Songs: Monday, March 9th, 2015
Aluminum Crown – Of Montreal – Another piece of droney psychedelia that reaches nowhere as it changes tempo and sound at the midway point like the Only Ones but not really vocals , and reaches its end not fast enough. “I’ve been hurt by trouble tree”? – C-
Active Viewin': Concert Picks For The Week Of October 28th, 2013
Not only are they pushing a really good new album lousy with sylvian briar, released just last week ,but I’ve seen Of Montreal on stage before and they put on a very very live show. Like a thetarical wallop. Monday at Webster Hall.
rock nyc Top 10 Songs Week Of October 12th, 2013
A pretty good week, nothing killed but two very good rap albums and five very good indie bands plus Miley was better than expected and Sleigh Bells worse than hoped but not bad even so
Singles Going Steady: New Albums Reviews For The Week Of October 7th, 2013
Danny’s second strong release in a row is a companion piece to an album it has nothing to do with: Tyler, The Creator, Wolf, and like Wolf it is about life after fame and like Wolf, it is all drugs and rap, but this is a consistently well rapped album, smart as hell rhymes
Hear ye On Spotify: what rock nyc is listening to 10-13-13
Pop’s Love Suicide – Stone Temple Pikots – If it was easy to write glam grunge pop masterpieces like this, why has nobody, definitely including STP, been able to replicate it – A
Hear Ye On Spotify: what rock nyc is listening to 10-11-13
Something’s Gotta Give – Frank Sinatra – Sings Jimmy Mercer, and this one swings hard and it is one of those arrogant songs that Sinatra excelled, it swings from a chandelier and is all seduction and smart cracks and finger snaps – A
Sneak Peaks: New Album Releases 10-8-13
Last time I looked I was interviewing a musician signed to Saddle Creek next week, so let’s send some love to Tim Kasher of Cursive whose last solo album was pretty good. But any week Sleigh Bells release a new album must belong to Sleigh Bells.