Canadian Country
My knowledge of Canadian country music is pretty much limited to Shania Twain, but there was a large and enthusiastic crowd last week on Granville Street in Vancouver for a […]
Home/Away
It's funny how sometimes you need to travel 3,000 miles to experience something that's been hiding out in your own backyard for years. Last night, experimental folk trio Akron/Family – long-time
Profane/Sacred
After a long, meandering Sunday out in Seattle's damp, fall-like weather, my Bumbershoot closed with a trio of memorable acts, bookended by No Age's lo-fi intensity and MSTRKRFT's rave-like dance party. But
Under the Umbrella
Bumbershoot, which is happening this weekend in Seattle, may be the most eclectic music and arts festival in America. Spread across downtown's Seattle Center – home of the Space Needle
North by Northwest
Greetings from Seattle, where it's cloudy, wet and about 15 degrees cooler than it was when I left New York on Friday. Fortunately, the residents of the Emerald City have
Orchestral Maneuvers
D.C. post hardcore band Shudder to Think reunited after a 10 year hiatus this past Wednesday at Bowery Ballroom, performing two sets from their 80's and 90's catalog. In between, lead singer Craig Wedren
Free Father
Full disclosure: I had never seen pianist Cecil Taylor before his gig this past Monday at the Highline Ballroom, part of last months Highline Piano Series that's featured everyone from
Free Bird
After being shut out of this summer's final Pool Party in Williamsburg, I happily made my way back across the L to Tompkins Square Park for the 17th annual Charlie
City Sirens
You know how some singers just have that thing? You know: the kind of magnetism that makes you want to get up off your ass and just dance? Well, I