THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:GIANT DRINKING BIRDS: It's Friday… need I say more?FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: Stack The Cats. Like Tetris, but with, you know… cats.OKKERVIL RIVER: I have been remiss in failing to mention…
Read MoreTHE MOUNTAIN GOATS' Halloween show was attended by dressed as their favorite MG tune. The Village Voice had a backgrounder that also reviewed the band's prior gig at the Bowery Ballroom.LEGAL INDIE…
Read MoreSILVER JEWS: PopMatters interviews David Berman, who says he's “on a mission from G-d” and that “I am blown away to realize in my late 30s how wrong my old ideas about…
Read MoreRICHARD THOMPSON has what looks to be an incredible box set coming in February. Loads of unheard and unreleased tracks, demos, outtakes, live tracks, a 168 page book, and more!SUFJAN STEVENS and…
Read MoreTHE HOLD STEADY is profiled in Pulse of the Twin Cities. And frontman Craig Finn tells Eye Weekly that he may make a hip-hop record.MY MORNING JACKET also is profiled in Pulse…
Read MoreI CANNOT CLAIM TO BE A HUGE WHITE SOX FAN (or a Cubs fan, either), but you cannot grow up in Chicago without appreciaiting the historical achievement of a Chicago club winning…
Read More[NOTE: Our server was down much of Thursday, so if you missed yesterday's entry, be sure to keep scrollin', scrollin', scrollin'…]THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:HALLOWEEN TIMEWASTERS: This online pumpkin carving is okay, but…
Read MoreBELIEVE IT OR NOT (Thanks, Debbie):ROGUE WAVE: The band's sophomore album, Descended Like Vultures, scored a respectable 7.8 on the Pitchfork and is doing the same or better at Metacritic. SF Weekly…
Read MoreCREAM began its three-night reunion at Madison Square Garden. While the Boston Globe had a boffo review, Rolling Stone, the New York Daily News and The New York Times were a bit…
Read MoreDITTY BOPS are profiled in Paste, but that piece doesn't really capture their mix of influences, including appalachian folk and western swing. You can stream their album from their website and check…
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