Picking the Top 13 Among 2013’s Best Local Music
So before the clock strikes twelve and this lovely little website turns into a pumpkin for a (hopefully) brief winter’s … Continue reading Picking the Top 13 Among 2013’s Best Local Music
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Sean Nelson Makes Good Choices in the Solo Spotlight (Photo Gallery)
The end result more than justifies the wait: I’ll eat either of the two hats I own if a better pop record sees release this year. Continue reading Sean Nelson Makes Good Choices in the Solo Spotlight (Photo Gallery)
For That Night, Town Hall Belonged To John Hodgman & Friends
John Hodgman is very fond of theatrics. (I know, I know, that’s like saying the sun is fond of Denver.) His opening gambit had Sean Nelson (formerly of Harvey Danger) playing the part of John Hodgman, with John Roderick (The Long Winters) on stage as well, guitar at the ready. Suddenly, from the audience: a ruckus! Some random audience member was hollering for Hodgman, the real Hodgman, to get out on stage, already. Continue reading For That Night, Town Hall Belonged To John Hodgman & Friends
Reykjavik Calling @ Neumo’s (Photo Gallery)
Maybe the most successful cross-cultural meeting of the night was between Grand Hallway’s Tomo Nakayama and the Faroe Islands’ Gudrid Hansdottir–they seemed really to have clicked, temperamentally. Hansdottir sang a song about fog; Grand Hallway has an album called Winter Creatures.
David Bazan and Snorri Helgason also seemed to get along famously, but Bazan seemed to determined to play what he called “bummer” songs, and it was a mood hard to square with a Friday night with sidewalks filled with people in costume. Continue reading Reykjavik Calling @ Neumo’s (Photo Gallery)
The Long Winters, Nelson-Fortified, Take Rock to School (Photo Gallery)
I know you were all at Robyn’s show last night for City Arts Fest, and Ima let you finish, but … Continue reading The Long Winters, Nelson-Fortified, Take Rock to School (Photo Gallery)