All posts in category Live Music

who needs the sun when he goes away

I found myself in Boston once again. This time I had brought along a trav­eling com­panion, someone to act as a phở­tog­ra­pher and, per­haps, mit­i­gate (or at least doc­u­ment) the var­ious hor­rors that con­sis­tently befall me when­ever I attempt to do any­thing with my life besides huddle in a dark­ened room under a pile of […]

The Trials of Peter Wolf Crier

On a stage crowded with Midlake’s psych-folk para­pher­nalia, Peter Pisano and Brian Moen sat perched on drum stools, bent over their respec­tive instru­ments: for Brian, a small white drumkit, for Peter, a ratty sun­burst acoustic and Roland PK-5 floor con­troller. Then they played, and they absolutely ruled.

Chris Knox benefit show, Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo etc

Last year, New Zealand musi­cian Chris Knox (of Tall Dwarfs fame) suf­fered a series of debil­i­tating strokes. You have doubt­less heard about the ben­efit album, which fea­tures an wide cat­a­logue of artists like Will Oldham, Jay Reatard, and Girl­pants favorites the Moun­tain Goats, all cov­ering songs from Knox’s impres­sive back cat­a­logue. When Pitch­fork announced there […]

Kate Miller-Heidke, Joe’s Pub 3-15-2010

On Monday, March 15th 2010, I found myself in the inti­mate front lobby of New York venue Joe’s Pub (4th Avenue between 7th and 8th Street, New York), standing around awk­wardly bumping into patrons on the top tier of the jazz club-y space with my media jug­ger­naut BFF Rohin. He did his best to remain […]

list & listlessness: an american journey

There’s been some­thing wicked and deadly in the New York air that’s making me listen to Amer­i­cana. I’ve near worn out my copy of Emmylou Harris’s Thir­teen on the record player, and I’ve been out­fit­ting myself in gen­uine honest-to-god colors like red and blue and white. I’m not sure what’s going on there, but I think it’s […]

On the off chance we’ve got any S. Florida readers…

Come see girlpants-associated post rock godz Pink Panzer play Miami. Meet the band! Meet the staff! Booze it up! If you need a couple Pink Panzer traxx to whet yr appetite, check this old post, in which I get real excited about them. [Pink Panzer / Quiet River High / Echo Me, Astronaut]