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The Low Anthem + Timber Timbre 4-17-10
Iron Horse · Northampton, MA
BY JENNIFER KELLY It's a night for hushed harmonies, winding clarinet duets and eerie musical saws, as the Low Anthem, out of Rhode Island, swings back through the east, headli more...
Rocky Votolato 4-11-10
DC9 · Washington, D.C.
BY ROXANA HADADI / PHOTOS BY ADAM FRIED Don't underestimate Rocky Votolato. Sure, the singer-songwriter might be on the petite side, but his compact size shouldn't fool more...
Hold Steady + Oranges Band 4-6-10
Pearl Street Ballroom · Northampton, MA
BY JENNIFER KELLY/ PHOTOS BY OLIVER SCOTT SNURE The first time I saw the Hold Steady it was at a bar just outside Fenway Park, with maybe 30 other people, in a show that was he more...
Wilco 4-3-10
Wellmont Theatre · Montclair, NJ
BY RON HART Ever since the sad and unexpected death of former Wilco multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jay Bennett in 2009, there has been a bit of a bad taste in my mouth fo more...
Nada Surf 4-2-10
9:30 Club · Washington, DC
BY ROXANA HADADI / PHOTOS BY ADAM FRIED It's easy to enjoy Nada Surf. The band's alternative rock style is bouncy, energetic and fun. Their live show is bouncy, energetic and fun. And more...
Spoon 3-26-10
Radio City Music Hall · New York, NY
BY ZACHARY HERRMANN "This place is alright, huh?" Britt Daniel said about midway through Spoon's set at the lavish Radio City Music Hall. Though not quite as humbled by the indoor behe more...
Big Ears Festival 3-26/27/28-10
various venues · Knoxville, TN
BY STEVEN ROSEN As there are smart phones, cars and homes, there are a growing number of smart rock-music festivals. By that I mean something more than those that are a more...
Black Lips
Middle East Downstairs · Cambridge, MA
By Wyndham Lewis First, a disclaimer: the two most fun, unpredictable, dynamic, chaotic and enjoyable sets I witnessed in 2009 were courtesy of the Black Lips. So the bar was set high for Thursday more...
The Clientele 3-21-10
Great Scott · Allston, MA
BY WYNDHAM LEWIS During the past decade, The Clientele have released five fantastically consistent, literate, well-crafted, sixties tinged pop albums. It is amazing, given that output, more...
Alex Chilton Tribute 3/20/10
SXSW/Antone's · Austin, TX
BY ROB PATTERSON It may seem contradictory for any number of reasons that the SXSW closing night tribute to Alex Chilton was both bittersweet and celebratory. Yet that fits wha more...











