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December 4, 2008 ♦ Comment?
Nat Baldwin’s Top Ten of 2008
December is list-making season. And for us music journalists, it is a time to look back on scores of albums, reflect upon the music and recapitulate our favorites. But this year, just like the last, we took this opportunity to flip that tradition upside down, asking the artists that influenced us what influenced them. The prompt was not limited to albums that came out in 2008.
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September 27, 2008 ♦ 1 Comment
Bumbershoot Festival 2008
To say that Seattle, particularly during Labor Day Weekend, is a haven for music lovers is a gross understatement. The sprawling 74-acre fairground in Downtown that is the Seattle Center serves as a refuge for art in general. The Bumbershoot Festival, now in its 38th year, is in many ways a proverbial port in a storm.
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November 8, 2008 ♦ 1 Comment
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue | The Come-Down
Never before in Jenny Lewis’ hyper-extended career has the ruddy-haired front woman sounded so affected. Her folksy, small-town image—which has been trumped by her larger-than-life affiliations—does give way to some semblance of musical authenticity. And, surely, the majority of her most ambitious effort to date, 2008’s Acid Tongue, is performed with great gusto. But Lewis can not avoid giving the slightest impression that she is straining for her effects. Sometimes in the grip of great passion you fail to uphold your intent.
Sack of Songs
November 6, 2008 ♦ 1 Comment
Sack of Songs Volume 42
Eliot Lipp - “Best Friends,” Empire of the Sun - “Walking On A Dream,” Psapp - “Fix It,” FM Belfast - “Underwear,” Future Loop Foundation - “On The Village Radar (Tunng Remix),” Panda Bear - “Boneless (The Notwist Cover),” Department of Eagles “Too Little Too Late (JoJo Cover),” Headless Heroes - “To You,” Gregory And The Hawk - “Grey Weather,” Winter Gloves - “Factories”
Live Reviews
November 6, 2008 ♦ Comment?
CMJ Festival 2008 | What’s Hot In ‘09?
Annual music marathons like SXSW in Austin and CMJ in New York have long served as industry-only gatherings. But now, like never before, they have become regarded as a necessity for those enthusiasts on the cusp of music. They’ve evolved into a breeding ground for next year’s latest and greatest—a musical pageantry of epic proportions.
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October 25, 2008 ♦ Comment?
CMJ Day Five | Saturday Picks
photo by Julius Metoyer
And on the fifth day God said, “Go balls out!”…
Update: The After The Jump Fest at the Market Hotel, which was previously scheduled to take place at the Yard, has been canceled altogether…
1:00 PM | High Places @ Market Hotel
2:00 PM | The Homosexuals @ Market Hotel
3:00 PM | Women @ Market [...]
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October 24, 2008 ♦ 1 Comment
CMJ Day Four | Friday Picks
photo by Julius Metoyer
No sleep ’til…
3:30 PM | Miniature Tigers @ Arlene’s Grocery
4:00 PM | Bearsuit @ Seaport
4:00 PM | Starfucker @ Knitting Factory Main Space
4:00 PM | Tenlons Fort @ Knitting Factory Tap Bar
5:00 PM | Restavrant, Best Fwends, Yo Majesty and the Muslims @ Continental Army Plaza in Brooklyn
5:15 PM | Crystal Antlers [...]
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October 23, 2008 ♦ 1 Comment
CMJ Day Three | Thursday Picks
photo by Matthew Craig
Your choices for today:
12:00 PM | Twi The Humble Feather @ Pianos (upstairs)
1:00 PM | James Jackson Toth (of Wooden Wand) @ Pianos (upstairs)
1:30 PM | The Muslims @ Pianos (downstairs)
2:30 PM | Peasant @ Pianos (upstairs)
3:00 PM | Friendly Fires @ Pianos (downstairs)
3:45 PM | Crystal Antlers @ Pianos (downstairs)
4:30 PM [...]
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October 22, 2008 ♦ 3 Comments
CMJ Day Two | Wednesday Picks
photo by Matthew Craig
Here are some fine choices for today:
12:45 PM | Rainbow Arabia @ Cake Shop (downstairs)
1:10 PM | Howlies @ Pianos (downstairs)
1:25 PM | Starfucker @ Cake Shop (downstairs)
2:05 PM Shugo Tokumaru @ Cake Shop (downstairs)
2:50 PM | Drink Up Buttercup @ Pianos (downstairs)
3:00 PM | Emmy The Great @ The Bell House
3:15 [...]
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October 21, 2008 ♦ 1 Comment
CMJ Day One | Tuesday Picks
photo by Matthew Craig
This is where you can find me:
12:30 PM | A Brief Smile @ Pianos (downstairs)
1:30 PM | Rumspringa @ Pianos (downstairs)
1:30 PM | Secret Life of Sofia @ Cakeshop (downstairs)
2:15 PM | The Antlers @ Cakeshop (downstairs)
3:00 PM | Said The Whale @ Pianos (upstairs)
3:15 PM | Pattern Is Movement @ Pianos [...]
Album Reviews
October 5, 2008 ♦ Comment?
I am Robot and Proud - Uphill City | Songs From Tiny Pieces
Much like Victor Bermon and Minotaur Shock, Toronto-based electronic whiz Shaw-Han Liem, otherwise known as I am Robot and Proud, systematically assembles shards of swarming notes. Each symphonic strain—a puzzle piece comprised of blips, bloops and beats—is pieced together in a hyperactive yet thought-provoking manner. The premise alone prods the spirit of inquiry.
