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  • MASON PORTER ENJOYS A WEEKEND IN THE WOODS WITH ‘HEART OF THE MOUNTAINS’
    Album Reviews

    MASON PORTER ENJOYS A WEEKEND IN THE WOODS WITH ‘HEART OF THE MOUNTAINS’

    Jun 3, 2016 0

    If you didn’t know that Mason Porter’s new EP was titled “Heart Of The Mountains,” if you didn’t see the bucolic album cover complete with a bear strumming an acoustic guitar, and if you didn’t know t...

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  • HEAVY BLONDE’S DEBUT TEEMS WITH SMART, ORCHESTRAL POP
    Album Reviews

    HEAVY BLONDE’S DEBUT TEEMS WITH SMART, ORCHESTRAL POP

    Jun 4, 2015 0

    On “Heat Wave,” the full-length debut from the adventurous indie folk/pop/rock outfit Heavy Blonde, the band is not content to simply let its songs and performances do the talking. With deft productio...

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  • CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD CHANNELS ’70s GRATEFUL DEAD ON ‘BETTY’S BLENDS VOLUME TWO’
    Album Reviews

    CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD CHANNELS ’70s GRATEFUL DEAD ON ‘BETTY’S BLENDS VOLUME TWO’

    Jun 3, 2015 0

    Any Deadhead worth his 1977 Cornell bootleg will know the name Betty Cantor-Jackson, the Grateful Dead’s longtime recording engineer who made the pristine concert tapes known as Betty Boards; if you g...

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  • BELLE & SEBASTIAN TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT ON ‘PEACETIME’
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    BELLE & SEBASTIAN TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT ON ‘PEACETIME’

    Feb 7, 2015 0

    Fans have spent many years, many desperate conversations defending Belle & Sebastian. And, really, there’s a lot to defend. Sure, the music is utterly testosterone-free, but who doesn’t love a swe...

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  • LEWIS & CLARKE ILLUMINATES THE BEAUTY OF DECAY ON ‘TRIUMVIRATE’
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    LEWIS & CLARKE ILLUMINATES THE BEAUTY OF DECAY ON ‘TRIUMVIRATE’

    Dec 24, 2014 0

    Some music is not immediately digestible. It is not the type of music that is consumed, enjoyed, then forgotten. It takes more work to make this type of music, and it takes more work to listen. Lew...

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  • WEEZER GOES BACK — AND FORWARD — ON ‘EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT IN THE END’
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    WEEZER GOES BACK — AND FORWARD — ON ‘EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT IN THE END’

    Dec 3, 2014 0

    Weezer. Just saying the name in conversation with music junkies garners a passionate response; nowadays people either love ’em or hate ’em, but the in-between is long gone. How did we get here? Twenty...

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  • THURSTON MOORE CONTINUES TO EXPERIMENT — BUT WHERE ARE THE SONGS?
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    THURSTON MOORE CONTINUES TO EXPERIMENT — BUT WHERE ARE THE SONGS?

    Nov 24, 2014 0

    By Emily Votaw There is something optimistic about Thurston Moore’s latest release, “The Best Day.” This doesn’t mean that Moore has anything too mind-blowingly new or interesting to offer fans on ...

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  • YUSUF/CAT STEVENS RETURNS WITH ‘TELL ‘EM I’M GONE’
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    YUSUF/CAT STEVENS RETURNS WITH ‘TELL ‘EM I’M GONE’

    Nov 9, 2014 0

    By Emily Votaw Yusuf Islam, (aka everyone’s favorite bearded early-’70s heartthrob Cat Stevens) hasn’t had the most stellar musical output since reappearing in the public eye with 2006’s “An Other ...

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  • HELIUM LEADER CRAFTS ‘RADIO-FRIENDLY’ RECORD WITH EX HEX
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    HELIUM LEADER CRAFTS ‘RADIO-FRIENDLY’ RECORD WITH EX HEX

    Oct 25, 2014 0

    By Nick McGaw A common complaint leveled at left-field bands is that they never just settle down and write a great album. Experimentation is fine for courting critical acclaim and probably for stay...

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  • PRINCE’S 3RDEYEGIRL HITS AND MISSES ON DEBUT
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    PRINCE’S 3RDEYEGIRL HITS AND MISSES ON DEBUT

    Oct 6, 2014 0

    By Emily Votaw Playing as Prince’s backing band is no small task. Over the past couple of years, 3rdeyegirl has served as Prince’s three-lady backing ensemble with an apparently encyclopedic knowle...

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CONCERT REVIEW: WYE OAK AT BOWERY BALLROOM

CONCERT REVIEW: WYE OAK AT BOWERY BALLROOM

Apr 18, 2011
PETE YORN RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND PLOTS FIRST NYC SHOW IN 4 YEARS

PETE YORN RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND PLOTS FIRST NYC SHOW IN 4 YEARS

Jan 12, 2024
BREAKING BENJAMIN ALUMNI, MEMBERS OF CANDLEBOX & COLD COVER FILTER’S ‘TAKE A PICTURE’

BREAKING BENJAMIN ALUMNI, MEMBERS OF CANDLEBOX & COLD COVER FILTER’S ‘TAKE A PICTURE’

Apr 30, 2020
JIMMY HERRING’S LATEST PROJECT, THE RINGERS, SET FOR RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE

JIMMY HERRING’S LATEST PROJECT, THE RINGERS, SET FOR RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE

Feb 5, 2014
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: REUNION SHOW TICKET CONTEST, CYHSY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, NEW FLAMING LIPS VIDEO

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: REUNION SHOW TICKET CONTEST, CYHSY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, NEW FLAMING LIPS VIDEO

Dec 16, 2016
PHILADELPHIA’S ROSU LUP FINDS KINDRED SPIRITS AS IT EXPANDS INDIE FOLK SOUND

PHILADELPHIA’S ROSU LUP FINDS KINDRED SPIRITS AS IT EXPANDS INDIE FOLK SOUND

May 12, 2018
HUDSON TAYLOR RETURNS TO NYC AFTER SOLD-OUT SEPTEMBER RUN

HUDSON TAYLOR RETURNS TO NYC AFTER SOLD-OUT SEPTEMBER RUN

Feb 4, 2019

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ARCADE FIRE GOES SMALL WITH BIG RESULTS ON ‘PINK ELEPHANT’
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ARCADE FIRE GOES SMALL WITH BIG RESULTS ON ‘PINK ELEPHANT’

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WICCA PHASE SPRINGS ETERNAL GOES ORGANIC: ‘IT’S JUST ALWAYS BEEN MY KIND OF THING’
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WICCA PHASE SPRINGS ETERNAL GOES ORGANIC: ‘IT’S JUST ALWAYS BEEN MY KIND OF THING’

Jul 15, 2025
THE HEAD AND THE HEART: ‘WE DID IT OURSELVES BEFORE, SO WHY CAN’T WE DO IT AGAIN?’
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THE HEAD AND THE HEART: ‘WE DID IT OURSELVES BEFORE, SO WHY CAN’T WE DO IT AGAIN?’

Jul 24, 2025

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