Concert Reviews

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Written by Dave Jasmon Tuesday, 14 November 2006 10:58

The Family Band projects a form of modern-day gospel, blending unified shouts and eternally uplifting lyrics with hip-quaking grooves.

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Written by Garin Pirnia Saturday, 11 November 2006 08:38

When Srivastava sings, he throws his arms up as if he's preaching to the hipsters down below. His unbridled passion is palpable as he and the audience feels every note.

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Written by Janelle Greenwood Saturday, 11 November 2006 08:31

The overall tone of Kelly's set was that of the boy next door writing a laidback love letter.

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Written by Dave Jasmon Saturday, 11 November 2006 08:11

Draped in their lazy Saturday afternoon best, the band rolled through its timeless style of laidback folk...sometimes with a little too much nonchalance.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Friday, 10 November 2006 03:26

The first verse of opener "Stars" conveys a worldview straight from Descartes' vantage point, while the closing hit "Meant to Live" takes inspiration from T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men." With this impressive catalog of musings and muses (also among their arsenal are songs reflecting Kierkegaard and St. Augustine), it was interesting to find that the most vocal portion of the audience were of the under-21 variety.

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Written by Brian McClelland Friday, 10 November 2006 03:20

Fittingly for the Midwest, this was the rock ‘n' roll spectacle writ XXXL. And almost as fun/scary as the crazy dude in the parking lot who randomly yelled, "What, are you from fuckin' Israel or somethin'?" to a less-inebriated and somewhat frightened passerby.

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Written by Kaylen Hoffman Monday, 30 October 2006 02:57

The overhead music still plays, the set lists are passed around from Gispert to Dorio and Sullivant, and Gispert cautiously steps to the mike and says, "Uh...we're ready to play now."

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Written by Joe O'Fallon Monday, 30 October 2006 02:51

The democratic sharing of songs between Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, and Jason Isbell carried the crowd through an amazing, two-hour and ten-minute set with 24 passion-filled songs.

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Written by Leslie Wilson Saturday, 28 October 2006 08:57

If you say "Nazi Party" in a B-52's "Love Shack" kind of way and say "Yay!" afterwards, it's less bad?

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Written by Lauren Beckerle Saturday, 28 October 2006 08:51

I believe sing-alongs can be fun—in Disney bouncing-ball or drunken karaoke situations. Otherwise, listen to a band you pay to see perform.

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Written by Leslie Wilson Saturday, 28 October 2006 08:18

With his arms outstretched, his hands clapping, his body bouncing from side to side, Tunde Adebimpe had congregation-like attention from the audience.

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Written by Gavin Pirnia Saturday, 28 October 2006 04:47

Spektor equally balanced choice cuts from Kitsch and Hope, the former showcasing her punk roots and the latter her songstress capabilities.

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Written by Gavin Pirnia Saturday, 28 October 2006 04:45

The puppets continued to compel and evolve into a life of their own, especially during a "puppet cam" segment, when the camera inside the puppets turned on the band. At one point, Beck sang to his puppet (really to himself), generating a touching duet.

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Written by Chris Schott Friday, 27 October 2006 11:00

At this year's Pitchfork Music Festival, there were easily 3,000 people watching, singing, and loving everything about the band, just like me.

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Written by Dean Ramos Friday, 27 October 2006 10:54

It's ironic that a girl so unabashedly abrasive also giggles in between songs while wearing pretty little sundresses at her shows.

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Written by Randy Haecker Wednesday, 18 October 2006 03:25

As long as there is a performance space, and people with enthusiasm for rock ‘n' roll, CBGB could live on anywhere on the planet.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 17 October 2006 08:26

Despite the fact that our cities' teams were at war, the audience welcomed the Brooklyn quintet and seemed to appreciate its set.

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Written by Aaron Brummet Friday, 13 October 2006 03:31

Mixing approximately 92 percent of known musical styles (rock, jazz, reggae, electronica, alternative, new wave, ambient, indie, experimental...take your pick) into one uncannily cohesive sound, Mute Math's live show is truly worth the hype.

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Written by Kaylen Hoffman Friday, 13 October 2006 03:27

The first few songs are typical Calexico—a mix of flamenco, salsa, and rock 'n' roll—with various instruments thrown into the mix, such as a melodica and an accordion.

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Written by Aaron Brummet Wednesday, 11 October 2006 02:31

"I grew up around hymns and the titles taught me that words could be beautiful," he says. "Sometimes I wonder, ‘What exactly is on God's iPod?"

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Written by Leslie Wilson Wednesday, 11 October 2006 02:29

The Mates' songs revel in the unexpected—the beats change, the harmonies shift, and they end up somewhere that sounds very different from where they started.

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Written by Kaylen Hoffman Friday, 29 September 2006 07:36

And every song had such a long jam time—making every song sound like it was the final song of the evening. Built to Spill just likes to rave out.