This is something we’ve been workshopping for awhile now. It’s been through many iterations but I’ve decided it’s time for these session to see the light of day. This is a rough outline, a pilot if you will. We’ll flesh out these EBE Sessions as time goes on and I’ll make no promises but I’d…
Seeing this band live last month was a pretty good preview for what this album was going to sound like. It’s bigger, darker, and moodier than their debut My Head is an Animal. Also, they stopped talking about the woods so much. I loved the catchy indie-folk-pop sound of their first album, but it did…
Almost time to leave Boston behind for the colder pastures (lakes?) of Minnesota. I’m not sure how much live music I will get to see there unless Bob Dylan does some sort of hometown throwdown type of thing. Still I’m sure I’ll troll the shadiest parts of Duluth looking for music (and booze (and anonymous sex)…
Friday the 26th: Creepoid and Ecstatic Vision @ Johnny Brenda’s Two heavy hitting psych bands from right here in Philly. It’s Creepoid’s record release show and Johnny Brenda’s is always a great room so this one is bound to be good. Friday the 26th: Charlie Parr @ The World Cafe, Wilmington Ya it’s not quite…
Long before Wilco became the band that 30-somethings everywhere started swearing was the best thing since sliced bread, there was Uncle Tupelo. Fronted by Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) and Jay Farrar (Son Volt), these guys were alt-country trail blazers in an era when Nirvana and Pearl Jam owned the air waves. They were rocking pedal…
What’s the only thing weirder about a hardcore band from LA calling themselves The Bronx? The fact that they double as a mariachi band called Mariachi El Bronx of course. Their alter ego opened this night of weird but great music to an even stranger crowd: age range from 2 years old to 80, old…
Friday the 19th: Meat Puppets @ Union transfer The Meat Puppets are weird, they were weird in the 80’s, they were weird in the 90’s. I image they’re still pretty weird. Once of them got shot by a security guard once… true story. Also they’re opening for Soul Asylum, so there’s probably going to…
Friday – 6/19 Flogging Molly and Gogol Bordello @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion – 7PM – If you think punk is boring try mixing it with traditional Irish or Gypsy Music and see where that takes you. I’ve seen Flogging Molly live before and they are amazing and I hear everyone should go see…
Dawes is a hard band to pin down. Sometimes I love listening to them and sometimes they put me right to sleep. They also seem to be a hard one for a larger audience to fully embrace, with part of their sound displaying strong influences of 60s and 70s rock, while also leaning heavily…
What is a guilty pleasure? Weekend at Bernie’s? Fedoras? Anal? When it comes to music, it’s something you belt out in your car but would be horrified if anyone saw you. Florence & the Machine was kinda like that for me. Sure, they often got the alternative or indie classification but this was really pop…
