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Alesana: Poe-themed concept album belies band's pop-metal optimism Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:29AMRaleigh, North Carolina's self-described "sweetcore" sextet Alesana (pronounced "Alice-Anna") incorporates bleeding-heart vocal harmonies, guttural shrieks, melodic passages and downtempo breakdowns while sporting swoopy-bang haircuts, mascara, tight T-shirts and jeans that may or may not have been purchased in the menswear section.
Last of the independents Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:24AMStarting his foray into the music industry back in 1995 at the tender age of 16, Tim Holland -- aka Sole -- has long been a staple in the independent hip-hop scene. Long before the Internet boom crippled the music industry, Sole co-founded Anticon records and ushered in an era sometimes referred to as "alternative hip-hop" and even "emo-rap," among other designations. Sole and his Anticon ...
Food takes the stage at these SXSW fests Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:36PMFood takes the stage at these SXSW fests
SXSW to-do: Go to panels, see shows, drink cheap American beer Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:22PMSXSW to-do: Go to panels, see shows, drink cheap American beer
Glassjaw in Austin Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:07AMGlassjaw’s popularity peaked during my high school years. Oh yes, I clearly remember hanging my arms out a friend’s car window as we drove around, loosing our voices to their last full-length album, Worship and Tribute , then frantically trying to hide my septum piercing from my mom as I went into the house.
'The Hurt Locker' takes six prizes; Bigelow becomes first woman to win best director Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:28AMSandra Bullock wins best actress, Jeff Bridges win best actor
The year in movies: With Oscars being handed out tonight, time for a look back at the films of 2009 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:00AMIt was a year in which James Cameron retook his throne as the king of blockbusters with yet another dazzling technical achievement.
Partsch: Headed into Oscars, the year in film was 'good but not great' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:00AMIt was a year in which James Cameron retook his throne as the king of blockbusters with yet another dazzling technical achievement.
Legends of Exidia: Lame Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:36AMNever underestimate the power of impulse marketing. This is the brute force responsible for most sales of beef jerky and blinking plastic ice cubes – the force that makes otherwise tasteful and together people think "I wonder what Archie's up to these days?"
INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:07PMWelcome back, Jack's Mannequin. It's been almost four years since the group played here to a sold-out crowd in the Lily Center.
Concert review: Muse at 1st Mariner Arena Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:48AMFrom the first notes of the fist-pumping protest anthem "Uprising," Muse set the dial at 10, where it stayed for the rest of the 100-minute show. The British power trio has a sound tailor made for arenas such as 1st Mariner, where they played last night.
TV Show Stokes Education Debate Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:16PMMOSCOW — The Kremlin had a hard time getting teachers and parents to care about education reform. Then a raunchy teen series debuted on state television.
Quint Kessenich's Top 20: Princeton starts fast Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:08AMIt was a high scoring weekend for Maryland and Princeton, who proved they have the engine to rev fast -- while Denver, Drexel, Duke and Delaware all bounced back from initial setbacks.
Last Night: Atlas Sound, Geographer, Magic Wands, and Nice Nice (Noise Pop) Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:52PMAtlas Sound, Geographer, Magic Wands, and Nice Nice (Noise Pop) Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 Great American Music Hall Better than: What usually happens when a guy takes the stage alone with onl...
Faith No More converts the sceptics Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:18PMTHEY may be approaching a Midlife Crisis, but Faith No More's return to Adelaide was ample Evidence that these guys put on an Epic show.
'This Addiction,' by Alkaline Trio, feels too bland Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:09PMAlkaline Trio, "This Addiction" **1/2
James Sims: Music Videos Can Save Broadway Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:05PMAs traditional marketing methods prove incapable of creating enough buzz to sell out a new Broadway musical, now is the time for producers and marketing executives to get creative. Whether it's big budget reality shows or viral music videos, there are options for any budget.
Preview: Tegan and Sara @ Bass Concert Hall [Friday] Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:45AMImage from Tegan and Sara’s MySpace Tegan and Sara Friday, February 26 Bass Concert Hall ( 510 E. 23rd Street ) 8 p.m. | $22.50 - $35 [ info ] | [ tickets ] Austinites have enjoyed Tegan and Sara ’s previous concerts at the city’s traditional, (dare we say) run-of-the-mill live music spots like Emo’s or Stubb’s. All that changes this Friday when UTPAC ’s majestic Bass Concert Hall hosts the ...
Raunchy TV Show Gives Kremlin Education Reforms a Boost Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 9:46AMThe Kremlin had a hard time getting teachers and parents to care about education reform. Then a raunchy teen series debuted on state television.
Tegan and Sara Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 10:32PMThe Variety Playhouse featured a triple threaton Feb. 23 with a concert that featured an arrayof talents. The show starred Canadian indie duo Tegan and Sara with opening performancesby Steel Train and Holly Miranda.
American Idol Episode Recap: The Top 12 Guys Perform Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:46AMAfter the women of American Idol's top 24 kicked off the semifinals with a lackluster round of performances, it's up to the men to redeem the show? Which singers were up to the challenge, and which were just as awkward and pitchy as the ladies? Let's ...
Official: Rooney IS Flat-Track Bully Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 10:38AMPlease find attached ( Not attached here of course, but we have a copy and it's all above-board - MC ), the FTB Chart, and you'll find Louis Saha as top of that chart, and Drogba in second. Wayne Rooney is second bottom out of the top ten scorers in the Premier League this season.
S.F. City Hall awash in America's Cup glory Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 8:33PMAhoy, Larry: A sea of sailing fans washed ashore at City Hall on Saturday to welcome home the America's Cup. Standing atop the Rotunda staircase, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and his BMW Oracle Racing looked shipshape just days after capturing the trophy in...
Interview: The White White Lights EP Release [Saturday / Emo's] Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 3:00PMImage by Dániel Perlaky The White White Lights EP Release Saturday, February 27 Emos ( 603 Red River St ) 9 p.m. | 21+ $7; Minors $10 | Inside [ info ] Local outfit The White White Lights celebrates the release of its debut EP Medium Head Boy at Emo’s this Saturday. The line-up this evening also features two of our other new favorites in town. Cowabunga Babes ’ intriguing, enticing garage-pop ...
Tag Archive | "review" Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 10:51PMIf what you’re looking for in a stage production is impeccable acting, fantastic stage settings and flawless blocking, then CSUN’s production of the “Vagina Monologues” is not for you.
Pete Wentz on Couple Style: I’m A ‘Walking Purse’ Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 11:11AMJesse Grant/WireImage Pete Wentz may have his own successful clothing line, Clandestine Industries, but he lets his fashionable wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz take the lead in their couple style. “If I go out with her, I consider myself a walking purse,” he tells ELLE.com. “So I just try to match her outfit. But she’ll tell [...]
Minty and Macabre Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 8:09AMLocal artist creates cards and prints with a moody twist.
To Be Topical in a Time Out of Joint Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 6:38PMThe theater critics for The New York Times looked at the spring season’s offerings and found a number of productions that addressed pressing issues.
We The Kings to “Take Action” for tour Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 6:01AMWe The Kings is an emo-pop band from Bradenton, Fla. The foursome — Travis Clark, Hunter Thomsen, Drew Thomsen and Dan Duncan — grew up together and named the band after their middle school mascot.
Game review: Mass Effect 2 - Xbox 360 Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 5:56AMHonestly, I’ve struggled to write an introduction to this review for about 15 minutes, but rather than try any clever wordplay I’m just going to say what I feel – this game kicks ass.
The truth about MTV's 'My Life as Liz' Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 1:57PMThe new MTV series about Texas high-school misfit Liz Lee is one part reality and one part dramatized. Call this hybrid form the inevitable outgrowth of the reality era. On last month's premiere episode of MTV's "My Life as Liz" (10:30 p.m. Mondays), Liz Lee, the show's misfit protagonist, is assigned by her Burleson High School broadcast journalism teacher to complete a profile of golden girl ...
The truth about 'My Life as Liz' Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 5:10PMThe new MTV series about Texas high-school misfit Liz Lee is one part reality and one part dramatized. Call this hybrid form the inevitable outgrowth of the reality era. On last month's premiere episode of MTV's "My Life as Liz" (10:30 p.m. Mondays), Liz Lee, the show's misfit protagonist, is assigned by her Burleson High School broadcast journalism teacher to complete a profile of golden girl ...
CD reviews: Massive Attack | Gil Scott-Heron | Angie Stone | HIM Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 9:18AMMassive Attack - Heligoland
First Avenue stage a showcase for interesting winter gigs Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:15AMSo far, 2010 has been a banner year for local music at First Avenue.Tonight, First Avenue hosts another seemingly random clutch of locals united to support Entry sound engineer Matt Lindquist, who was recently hospitalized with pneumonia.
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone: Anderson Cooper - Innovating All the Way to Success Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 4:19PMBeing determined, creative and thinking outside-the-box are all ways to get ahead, especially in the face of adversity. There isn't a successful person out there...
Local Natives | Gorilla Manor Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 2:30PMFrenchkiss (2010) Afropoppy, orchestral and baroque, driven by catchy three-part harmonies, Fleet Foxes/Andrew Bird–inspired, yadda-yadda-yadda.
So you want to be a … musician Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 7:22AMEMO, future folk, indie rock, alt-pop and psy-trance - the list is endless. The number of ever-burgeoning sub-genres of music is matched only by the deluge of musically endowed hopefuls flooding the market.
Rihanna’s Rude Boy Stills…. Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 11:38PMRihanna went back to her roots in new shots taking on the set of her new single for “Rude Boy”. “[It's] completely different from any other video I’ve shot before. A lot of my videos are really dark and edgy and tough. ‘Rude Boy’ is more playing along the lines from my roots. We [...]
Pop's unlikely royal family Saturday, February 6, 2010 @ 7:17AMUnlikely Kings of Leon ascend to throne NASHVILLE — Even before the three Grammys that Kings of Leon won last month, the group had become the emblematic band of the new decade by resurrecting the sound and spirit of rock's classic era for a generation that doesn't view the music as necessarily heroic or transformative. Combining the blues strut of the Rolling Stones with the jitters of post-punk ...
'69 Love Songs' not just a 'Whole Lotta Love' Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 4:29PMBefore there was mainstream "emo," there was Morrissey, Robert Smith and Stephin Merritt. The last of the lot may be the least well known, but he certainly merits mention among the musical pantheon of gods and generational icons, owing largely to the success of his 3-disc concept album "69 Love Songs," with group The Magnetic Fields.
The Week[end]: February 5-7, 2010 Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 6:09AMLive performances of many stripes crowd the calendar this first weekend of February. The fun includes: First Fridays at MmoCA, a Warrington Colescott opening at Grace Chosy, and a talk by Makoto Fujimura; productions of Ulysses' Crewmen and 10 Perfect: A Lynching Survivor Story; performances by the Jazzworks Dance Company, the MSO, and Alonzo King's LINES Ballet; Kids Rock!; benefits for Haiti ...
Surfer Blood brings quality music Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 9:39PMThe past decade has seen a constant rotation of pop music trends that range from the bizarre materialism of the “boy band” era to the current slew of self-loathing “emo”-influenced pop attractions. Every so often, however, an album is released that transcends what the corporate music machine deems as “pop” and proves to hipsters everywhere that all the self-loathing and intellectualism can never ...
Bird flies LES stage for the page Novel ‘not the output of a man at peace with the world’ Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 4:03PMBY TRAV S.D. Steve Bird is a rara ava. Since the mid-1980s, the Buffalo native has lived and worked in New York (mostly the East Village), performing his off-kilter monologues and sketches to amused — and sometimes concerned — audiences.
Event: Devendra Banhart and The Grogs, Pikelet @ Billboard, Melbourne (27/01/2010) Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 7:43PMWith a talented group of musicians backing him up, Devendra and The Grogs put on a fantastic show that brought listeners on a journey through time, space, and a multitude of sounds.
Kings of Leon: Pop's unlikely royal family is back at the Grammys Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 8:09PMWith a gospel foundation and a kitchen-sink mentality, the musical kin have cobbled a sound that has something for everyone. 'Use Somebody' is a huge hit that's inspired many covers and they have fou Caleb Followill will be trembling in his black leather ankle boots when the Record of the Year prize is announced tonight at the Grammy Awards. "Use Somebody," the hugely popular power ballad by ...
Matador owner, music lover captures one Austin scene with 'Casual Victim Pile' Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 6:53AMWhen Gerard Cosloy sits down in Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse's back room on one of those unseasonably cold days Austin got in January, he looks like he's nursing a bad cold.
Kitchen to be ready by next month Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 10:35PMAlthough the date for the grand reopening has not been set, Huntington's Kitchen, located on 3rd Avenue across from Pullman Square, is accepting new students for the month of February.
‘Transference’ | Spoon Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 1:41AMSpoon, the indie-rock band best known for their irresistibly upbeat ode to the little man, “The Underdog,” has just released its seventh album, “Transference.”
CD Review: Nirvana — brought back to life Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 12:20AMAfter 17 years, Nirvana is still one of the strongest bands around. This concert in Reading was the last one held in London before Kurt Cobain was admitted to a rehab centre due to his drug problem.
Questioning authority begins at home Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 5:37PMNo sooner does liberal activist and Strike Anywhere singer-songwriter Thomas Barnett learn his CityLife interviewer is a fellow native Virginian lefty, than he launches into an historical anecdote both regionally and sociopolitically relevant. It seems a small state park near Interstate 95 outside Richmond (" ... where the college students go and drink themselves silly and get in fights and date ...