Best Concerts of 2008
The best live shows of 2008
Siren Music Festival
Jimes and the New Garage
There’s nothing quite like a musical discovery, and Jimes is not quite like anything else I’ve found in recent memory. Jimes is the kind of thing you inadvertently stumble upon and then mildly-obsess about for a handful of minutes. Jimes is absurd, endearing, and entertaining, simply by being. Jimes hails from Chevy Chase, an annexed … [Read more…]
Building the Playing
Down in New York for the weekend, I decided to take a break from some ear-shattering concerts (short review: Deerhoof rocked Prospect Park, Parts & Labor absolutely killed it at Siren Music Festival) to check out David Byrne’s Playing the Building exhibit at the Battery Maritime Building in Manhattan. The instillation is a wonderful little … [Read more…]
Gifts and Siren
Hey Folks, Don’t consider this a plug, more a word of advice. If you’re in the Boston area, head on down to the Newbury Comics at Government Center soon; they’re liquidating their supply of everything before their move to Faneuil Hall and putting everything on sale. But, get there sooner than later before everything is … [Read more…]
Art With Flavor
Giddy would be a great explanation for how I felt when I saw this news release from Jagjaguwar: We’re proud to announce that PARTS & LABOR will be releasing their new album, “Receivers,” on 10/21/08 here in the US and 11/03/08 in the UK. Brooklyn’s Parts & Labor has become one of my favorite bands … [Read more…]