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It’s weird to think that the 00′s (aughts? naughts?) are already almost over. Soon it will be the tens, and we’ll be dressing like Gibson girls all over again. But for the next few weeks, and probably for the first few months of the new year, there will be a lot of “Best of the [...]

A mix tape wrought by Satan himself.

Bursting immediately into the explosive first track “And the Hazy Sea” off their debut album Why There Are Mountains, Cymbals Eat Guitars rocked an entranced Santos Party House last night. The members are talented, tight players that are quite visibly skilled at their instruments and bring what might be called an indie rock sound along [...]

Arriving from the UK, from where it’s apparently a bitch to ship a cello, wise-beyond-her-years musician Laura Marling enraptured a packed house of believers. Tiny and girlish, but with a voice that’s not only lovely but alarmingly wise, Marling did not veer far from the shape of her songs in the live setting, though they [...]

Merill Garbus, member of the excellent Sister Suvi (who’ve now either disbanded or simply gone on temporary hiatus) performed as her oddly-spelled solo project tUnE-YaRdS last night at Union Hall. Enthusiastic hooters and a few hilariously swaying hippies welcomed her to the low, comfortably livingroomesque space below Brooklyn’s favorite Bocce Ball bar. More than just [...]

Here it is again, folks, our (sort of) monthly guide to the hottest music out there. And by out there we mean in our apartments…

There’s nothing better than a night of beers and cheesy pop songs, and with the advent of YouTube, it’s all the easier to rock out to the latest hits without spending a dime or dusting off the old radio. Bless modern technology’s heart! These are the songs I have found myself replaying time and time [...]

Liz 1.  Tortoise – Standards 2. Hermit Thrushes – Slight Fountain 3. St. Vincent – Actor 4. Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup 5. Bob Log III – My Shit Is Perfect Laura 1. Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown 2. Talib Kweli – Eardrum 3. Adele – 19 4. N.E.R.D. – Seeing Sounds 5. Lady [...]

Andrew Kenny is the master of a particular kind of subtlety, creating songs that aren’t sparse, but sheepish; they’re polite and contemplative no matter how many bass lines or guitar parts might sneak in. This could describe his work with American Analog Set, whose more droney and exploratory sound simmers at inoffensive tones, but on [...]

San Francisco’s Adam Balbo is at his best when he’s making a particular kind of fun of himself, mocking his own lyrical and metaphoric choices as he considers the greater “purpose” of singer/songwriters.