Real Estate
L.A. BURNING, WEST COAST CONCERT PICKS, FEBRUARY 26TH TO MARCH 4TH
On Sunday 4th, second day of Air + Style 2018 at Exposition Park with Phoenix, Gucci Mane…
Belle And Sebastian At Radio City Music Hall, Wednesday, June 10th, 2015, Review
Before the halfway mark I was wondering if maybe Belle And Sebastian were the musical equivalent of a girl you broke up with years and years ago, and still obsessed about, then you run into her in the streets and realize, you know, you really weren’t that crazy about to start with.
FYF Fest Day One, Part 1, Saturday August 23rd 2014
I continue to go to music festivals despite my hate and love relationship with them, it’s probably the worst place to see a band, as it’s gonna be hot and very crowded, and you are gonna be tired and thirsty… My first day at the FYF fest this year was a perfect example of all this, I struggled the whole day and it was (almost) no fun
10 Songs, Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
A truly superb sample walks the same line to less effect than Kanye, who performs an excellent rap, did on “Blood On The Leaves”. Big Sean is pretty excellent as well and while Ross is a big fat bore, here he bores to excellent effect. Easily the best song on the newbie – A-
Be Here Now: Snapshot Reviews Of New Albums For March 4th, 2014
GIRL – Pharrell Williams – A blast of pure pop for now people from the former Neptune producer who provides one slice of adult bubble gum after another topped not by “Happy” but the Justin Timberlake featured “Brand New”. Williams grabs his moment and doesn’t let go – ALBUM OF THE WEEK – B+
rock nyc top 10 Songs Week Of 1-13-14
Now that was a pretty good week of music: I count two excellent albums, McMorrow and Gammage and one pretty good album Cash, a Springsteen album that sucked but had a coupla good tracks a great Real Estate song and a great Shakira song and a great Chanel song and a great Jennifer Nettles song
10 Songs: What rock nyc Is Listening To 1-16-14
Talking Backwards – Real Estate – A consistently disappointing band who are so soft on the sides everything seems to slop over, come up with a killer melody and a tight arrangement ; it is like REM without the mushy lyrics – A
CMJ Music Marathon: Caveman At Pianos, Saturday, October 19th, 2013 Reviewed
In an attention getting, quietly arrogant 35 minute set, the band commandeered the Piano stage with a lead singer Matt Iwanusa whose baritone deserves comparison with Matt Beringer