Washington DC natives Jukebox the Ghost bring their effervescent piano brand of indie power pop to Mr. Small’s on March 7th along with the overstated theatrics of Ann Arbor’s own Tally Hall. The band recently finished recording their 2010 yet to be titled release with the help of producer Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Mates [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Preview’
February 26, 2010
Colonizing the Cosmos Album Release Show @ Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 2/26
Even in the coddled, closed off loveliness of Pittsburgh’s bustling music scene, things aren’t exactly handed to young musicians looking to make a name for themselves. To self release an album and tour subsequently is, in and of itself, a massive undertaking. But, in terms of the obstacles facing an up and coming band as [...]
February 12, 2010
Updated Concert Calendar, St. Vincent @ Diesel 2/21
For the first time since like June of 2009, the updated concert calendar through April is available for your viewing pleasure. I also made a point to include Morgantown fixture 123 Pleasant Street as a concert venue worth your attention, considering they get just as many national tours, Pittsburgh acts and home grown bands from [...]
February 11, 2010
Cold Cave Ticket Giveaway, 2/22 @ Garfield Artworks
Philadelphia synth-darkwave artistes Cold Cave come to Garfield Artworks on February 22 along with Hair Police and Lookbook. I have two tickets to give away for the show, so the first two lucky souls to email me (bowmanpatrick@ymail.com) with “cold cave tickets” in the subject header get the prizes.
Love Comes Close, the group’s Jan 2010 [...]
February 10, 2010
Dan Koshute’s Birthday Party, Saturday @ Garfield Artworks, 7pm
With a birthday on February 13th, Pittsburgh’s live-in rock god Dan Koshute plans to have a concert bash at Garfield Artworks this Saturday opening for Destry along with Mean Creek and Joy Toujours & The Toys Du Jours. Even with the snowpocalypse in full swing, I really hope the city gets its shit together by [...]
January 15, 2010
Bear in Heaven, Freelance Whales, Mariage Blanc @ Brillobox 1/16, 10pm
Just as the post-holiday, winter doldrums, snowy-cold malaise begins to truly take hold, the exhilarating prospect of a new year worth of quality shows begins to materialize. None more promising than the solid line up the Brillobox has ready for Saturday as Pitchfork darlings Bear in Heaven make a mid winter pit stop in the [...]
December 16, 2009
Yeasayer New Track from Odd Blood – “ONE”
Okay, I swear I won’t be updating this blog every time a new Yeasayer track comes out. The only reason I did it this morning is because for the first time in three months I checked out Le Blogotheque and even though the entire site is in French, the first story concerned something about Yeasayer. [...]
November 11, 2009
Lights, Saadi @ Garfield Artworks 11/14
Brooklyn bands Lights and Saadi make their way to Garfield artworks this Saturday which comes in the middle of an already busy November for the Pittsburgh music scene. But even as the Steel City continues to thrive, the music world’s attention is once again fixated on the Scene of scenes: Brooklyn.
The indie music blogosphere is [...]
November 6, 2009
The Spinto Band @ Garfield Artworks, 11/7
When I think of Delaware, I think of a beautifully manicured college campus in the northeast somewhere, complete with ivy-coated brick buildings, pretentious coffee shops and an easy going, all be it progressive, student population. For all I know, the entire state is like a sprawling, commonwealth version of Williams.
A ridiculous day dream I know, [...]
November 4, 2009
Jookabox @ Thunderbird Cafe 11/4, 10PM
David Adamson, the man/ beat boy/freak folk/ hazed-out shaman behind Asthmatic Kitty’s Jookabox knows something about drums and bass. His reckless, primordial rhythms perforate the negative spaces of his music like steady cacophonies of jack hammers working simultaneously on parallel city streets.
Separately, the isolated layers of percussion may only appear to be dumb, blunt objects, [...]
