This Week in Great Music: 5/30 – 6/5
Monday, May 30 Justin Townes Earle, Andre Williams and the Goldstars; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks, Kathleen Keane; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, May 31 Friendly Fires, Wise Blood; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, sold out Wednesday, June 1 Meh. Thursday, June 2 Teddy Thompson, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet; Schubas. 9 pm, […]
March in Review
It’s been a bit of a quiet month around here. Â I blame the Mountain Goats. Â Because I can. At any rate, here’s a glimpse of what I spent March listening to.
Music Memoirs: Concerts
Today’s questions from Music Memoirs are all about concerts. What’s the best concert you’ve attended? I’m going to cheat and name two. 1.Over the Rhine in Kent, OH; April 2005: I traveled a ridiculous distance by car to go see them, was sleep deprived after spending one night driving straight through from Pennsylvania to Michigan […]
Music Memoirs: Underappreciated Artists
Five artists who I think need more exposure: Over the Rhine, Brad Yoder, Teddy Thompson
Concert Review: Teddy Thompson and the Grey Race, Schubas
The Grey Race and Teddy Thompson put on an amazing show that you should go see if you’re in to sweet guys with guitars and poignant lyrics and a folk-rock tinge to your music. Check them out on Myspace, pick up their albums at your local indie music store, love on them, and when you find them, kidnap them and deliver them all to my house for a giant tangling of limbs and also occasional music breaks.