Monthly Archives: May 2009
The Decemberists: Riverside Theater, Milwaukee 05/30/09
Yes, play this song now. Play it while you imagine sitting in possibly the most, best, perfect theater to see a band perform the entire album from which that song is cut. Imagine that you have played that album over, … Continue reading
Filed under folk, Indie, Live Music, Rock and Roll
Andrew Bird: Noble Beast “Oh No”
Folk-rock genius, Andrew Bird is touring this summer to promote Noble Beast. That is not news to anyone, my darlings. But…what IS news is that if you’re lucky enough to live in or rich enough to travel to NYC you … Continue reading
Filed under Folk-Rock
On why this Bi-Lesbo-Dyke-Tart is against Gay Marriage (a re-post)
(I originally posted this in November of 2008 when the issue in California came to a head the first time… In light of the recent court ruling yesterday I felt perhaps it might deserve a repost, forgive me. And the … Continue reading
Arizona at The Dark Room 05/24/09
Some nights go really well and you pay your money and hear your band and go home with the taste of ecstatic satisfaction on your lips. This night went well, …in the end. It was a long and twisting path … Continue reading
Filed under Indie, Rock and Roll
And now for something completely different: A Place To Bury Strangers/Holy Fuck: “Lovely Allen” and “To Fix The Gash In Your Head”
I had the opportunity to see Holy Fuck play last year here in Chicago and it was really one of the best shows I’ve seen all year. We were completely lifted to the ceiling and dropped on our asses to … Continue reading
Filed under electro
Peter Bradley Adams: Leavetaking, “Always”
Peter Bradley Adams sings those kind of soft, country-folk songs that fill the spaces in my soul that James Taylor used to fill. No, he doesn’t sound like him in the least. This isn’t a comparison to that once great … Continue reading
Wonderlick: Topless at the Arco Arena “This Song is a Commercial”
Well, this popped into my inbox a few days ago and I’m quite smitten with it’s catchy, hook-filled sound. And it’s got a pretty catchy title as well: “This Song Is A Commercial” really does stick in your brain. Now, … Continue reading
Wherein a Tart gives an explanation of her musical taste…
Ok, so I’ve got nothing I want to post, in terms of music, at the moment. And all sorts of rants and ideas rattling around in my head instead. If I hurry and finish this before 3 a.m. when I … Continue reading
Filed under biography, Confessions, inane musing, Transitions
Ancient Astronauts: “We Are To Answer” coming 06/9
German Hip Hop on this blog? Well sure, why not! Do I need to remind you again what a dilettante I am? I don’t know much about hip hop but, I listened to quite a bit of it when it … Continue reading
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