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Last Week in Live Music: Arctic Monkeys, Blowfly, Tomten, and More

Tony Kay — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:12:12 +0000

After a long live music drought, I found myself thrown by happy circumstance into no less than five shows last week. It only felt right to share. Getting out of your comfort zone is essential to shake the dust off of your eardrums, and catching Shemekia Copeland and the Robert Cray Band at their August … Continue reading →

Your Live Music Bets for St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

Tony Kay — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:49:19 +0000

The Staxx Brothers are a kick-and-a-half live: a party band par excellence that serves up Memphis soul and southern-fried rock in one goofily-humorous and sonically-tight package.

WU LYF in the Teeth of the Crocodile

Michael van Baker — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:44:28 +0000

I went down to the Crocodile to photograph WU LYF, but didn't come away with much, buried as I was under the armpit of a great horse of a girl who was, as another concert attendee noted, "tripping balls." She blasted her way through a packed crowd a few times, rooting me off the stagefront like an O-lineman, then staring with feral fascination at the lights, clawing dreamily at the colors. This seemed right for a Wu Lyf show, where you can sing along to "Spitting Blood."

Sondre Lerche Rocks the Croc [Slideshow]

Michael van Baker — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:05:18 +0000

The Sondre Lerche show began a little early on Saturday night, when Nightlands invited a hoodied Lerche out to the Crocodile stage to help with an uptempo cover of Lindsey Buckingham's "Trouble." At 28, he's written his first adult album, to hear him tell it. He played seven (out of the ten) tracks on his the self-titled album, along with Lerche standards such as "Airport Taxi Reception," "Two Way Monologue," and "Phantom Punch."

Mike McCready Wants YOU (to Front His Karaoke Band)

Clint Brownlee — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:10:22 +0000

Sing like Eddie Vedder in the shower? Nab a chance to take your talent public on Saturday, April 30, when Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and friends host live karaoke at the Croc. Your ticket fee goes to a great cause.