After critically acclaimed album “The Devil and God Are Raging Inside of Me”, many critics couldn’t imagine emo kings Brand New stepping any further out of their type-casted persona. If there was any doubt before, there certainly is none now: Brand New is a tour-de-force.
When Phish broke up in 2004, for what many thought would be forever, they went out on a bad note. Their last performance, closing Coventry Festival, was an epic muddy disaster, and their last album is still widely regarded as their weakest.
“The thing about bands like Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, and Deerhoof,” a friend said to me recently, “is that I only like them on paper. They’re experimental, they’re pushing boundaries – but I can’t really listen to the music.”
Sam Beam’s performance moniker, Iron and Wine, hardly needs an introduction; you should recognize it from an M&M commercial and that ubiquitous Garden State soundtrack a few years back. But on paper, Iron and Wine sounds like so many other alt-folk acts out there, with murmured vocals and the occasional slide guitar – what [...]
Coming into Delfest this past weekend, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. This was my first festival after all, and as much as I’d listened to what seems like endless amounts of festival stories (in addition to reading a few “festival guides” and “festival checklists” to preprare myself) I still had no idea what [...]
Earlier this week, the Maryland Music Business Society had the privilege of hosting a discussion about the impending merge of Live Nation, the world’s number one concert promoter, and Ticketmaster, which has ticketing rights to 80% of the country’s stadiums and arenas. Three panelists led the discussion: Dr. Curtis Grimm, Dean’s professor of supply chain [...]
Omaha, Nebraska – a place where the common man is legally not allowed to run around bare-chested (specifically with a shaved chest). This is also where seasoned indie rock band Cursive got their start in 1995, which allowed me, fourteen years later to stand in a sweaty, rage filled mosh pit at the front of [...]
By the final show of their residency, fans of The Bridge came into Fe knowing what to expect: Funky beats, bluesy jams, and a crowd that’s ready to get rowdy. Wednesday nights are a big deal around here with $2 Yuengling, $2.50 Corona, and, most importantly, banging live music.
What a night of great music from quality musicians! Gomez and Josh Ritter took the Ram’s Head Live (an amazing Baltimore venue, go if you haven’t been, but more on that later) stage with amazing energy in front of a packed house.
