Elite 8: Music of 2011
It is a bit odd to condense a year’s worth of listening into such a short, impossibly definitive list, yet each of us is attracted to the act of putting a stamp on a handful of albums that may (or may not) represent the best of the year in question. It is all about a...
The Old Revolution: An Introduction to The Walkmen
The Walkmen will be playing Wednesday, April 27 at 8:00 p.m. alongside The New Pornographers in the IMU 2nd Floor Ballroom.
Railroad Earth
Tuesday, March 29 – Englert Theatre Railroad Earth has long been a sought-after act on the roots, folk and jam-band circuits, though–much like their forbearers the Grateful Dead–none of those genres can claim the band as its own. The group’s dedication to Americana traditions and their love for the warm, natural tones of acoustic instruments...
The Poison Control Center
w. Land of Blood and Sunshine, Mumfords, Birth Rites – $6 Friday, April 1 – Blue Moose Tap House One part Pavement indie-rock enthusiasts and one part Elephant Six psych-pop geniuses, The Poison Control Center is one of the best rock and roll bands in the state of Iowa. Sad Sour Future, their 2010 album,...
Rubblebucket
w. Birds & Batteries, The Wandering Bears Monday, March 28 – Gabe’s – $10 advance, $12 door Splitting the difference between an afrobeat-inspired Portishead and a blissed-out Radiohead, Rubblebucket have a touch for heady atmospherics and killer beats. This is a band the Mission Creek Festival has had its eyes on for some time. Their...
Jeff Tweedy
w. Snowblink Wednesday, March 30 – Englert Theatre – SOLD OUT As a songwriter, Jeff Tweedy has achieved success on several levels via the alt. country underground, the indie underground and the relative mainstream. Whether it’s the worn-in country of Uncle Tupelo, the golden era in Wilco with cohort Jay Bennett, or that band’s later...
Show Preview/Ticket Giveaway: Colour Revolt at the Blue Moose 9/22/10
Not since the Constantines has a band hit so hard and so passionately that you can virtually hear their hearts bleeding all over their sleeves. Both rough-edged and sensitive, Southern rockers Colour Revolt construct angular guitar jams which focus on the failures of love, growing up, and playing in rock n’...
Review: Panda Bear @ Pitchfork Music Festival
The most telling moment of Panda Bear's set at the Pitchfork Music Festival this past weekend was when a man desperately yelled something along the lines of, "Please, I'm on mushrooms!" This eruption wasn't out of line 'cause the first half of Panda Bear's set was nothing less than abrasive and...
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