News & Links – January 12
In conjunction with the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, kicking off this week at Schubas and Lincoln Hall,  Reckless Records has four fantastic (and free) in-store performance coming up: Thursday, January 14, 5:00 pm – Bear in Heaven – Lakeview store (3126 N Broadway) Friday, January 15, 5:00 pm – Icy Demons – Lakeview store Saturday, January 16, 4:30 pm […]
News & Links – January 8
Every day, I sit down and go through my Google Reader account and through Twitter and open up about a million tabs of things to read. I figured that on a slow, snowy day like this — right now, I’m the only person who’s managed to show up to my workplace — I might as […]
Girlyman +1
Folk favorites Girlyman have expanded. Â The trio, formerly of Brooklyn and now of Atlanta (kind of), have added drummer JJ Jones to their happy little family. Â While rhythm duties have previously been the domain of Ty Greenstein, Jones will bring a bigger sound, as it looks like she’s playing on a set instead of hand […]
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. Â Happy day-off-from-work to those of you who don’t. Really, Christmas for me is a chance to put ridiculous shit on a fake tree. I’ll be back tomorrow with the next installment of my favorite albums of 2009.
Ramble in Lieu of Real Content
Know what’s difficult? Being a music blogger who has a computer with a malfunctioning sound card. In what was perhaps not the brightest of ideas, I decided to pick a week where I knew that free time was at a premium (note to self: never make your own Halloween costume again) to fiddle with my […]
Upcoming Release: Martha Wainwright’s Edith Piaf Record
In 2007, Rufus Wainwright released his homage to Judy Garland, so now it’s only fair that sister Martha releases her own tribute album to another iconic figure in music history, Edith Piaf. Just as Rufus’ penchant for flair and flamboyance made him a natural to recreate Garland’s Carnegie Hall concert, Martha’s emotive style makes her […]