Dananananaykroyd
Seriously. Do you think I’m going to come across a band named Dananananaykroyd and not share it with you? Don’t even think twice. The guys are from Glasgow, Scotland. They have a pretty hard/post-punk edge to them, and have been…
All You Gods and Goddesses: Bloc Party @ First Avenue
Bloc PartyMay 4th, 2009First Avenue, Minneapolis “Hello, Minneapolis! We almost didn’t make it.” Kele Okereke shouted this from the stage last night from First Avenue right after they finished their opening number, “One Month Off” from their new album Intimacy.…
Ick’s Pick (Week X): Cursive – ‘Mama, I’m Swollen’
This week I thought I’d adventure off to unfamiliar territory again. I just couldn’t get myself all geeked up to listen to the new Kelly Clarkson or Chris Cornell / Timbaland over and over. So I decided on Omaha’s Cursive,…
ACL Highlight: Gogol Bordello
What a fun &%#$ band! High energy bohemian gypsy maniacs. Gogol Bordello was high on my list of must-see acts at the ACL festival a couple weeks ago. Like a lot of people, I first came to know of them…
Games in the Forbidden City
The Olympics got under way today. I haven’t been too in tune with who to watch out for this year, but I will undoubtedly get in the spirit over the next couple of weeks. All I’ve really seen is Michael…
My, What Cute Lepers
Okay, well, this band hasn’t grabbed hold of my love handles like the Hawaii Mud Bombers, but the Cute Lepers (besides the catchy moniker) lay down a nice brand of retro pop-punk. Their debut album for their new label, Blackheart…
The Ramones in London: the spark that lit the fire
The British punk explosion of 1976-77 can pretty easily be traced to one night in London: July 4th, 1976. That was the night the Ramones came to town. It was their UK debut, opening for the Flamin’ Groovies at the…
The Sex Pistols’ Last Show
Thirty years ago yesterday, the Sex Pistols ended their ill-fated U.S. tour with this show at San Francisco’s Winterland – a venue which would close later that year (marked by a New Year’s Eve finale show by the Grateful Dead…
A Local Joe Strummer Tribute with Glass Heroes
I had December 27th marked on my calendar since early November. A Joe Strummer Tribute & Benefit in my own hometown? Yes please! I headed down to my favorite small club in Phoenix, the Rhythm Room, and caught the last…
Love Trilogy: to my CDs, it’s “see you later”, not “good-bye”
Well it was inevitable I guess. My 20-month old daughter, you see, had shunned modern technology, and had embraced the Compact Disc ®. So much so that every time she set foot in our loft where the racks of my…
