Words by Vicki / Photos by Julie Van Wassen When I bought my ticket to Foster the People back in June, there was a definite buzz surrounding the band. In the weeks leading up to the show, every time I listened to mainstream radio for more than 10 minutes, I inevitably heard their single, “Pumped [...]

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Words by Brendan / Photo by Will Gunther I know I’ve said this before, but it needs to be said: the Warhol Theatre is gorgeous. Great seating, great views, great sound, and it’s inside a cool and interesting museum. What’s not to love? My friends and I made an evening out of this show, grabbing [...]

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Words by Brendan / Photos by Hugh Twyman Holy. Shit. There was so much energy in the Brillobox at this show! The bands (Those Darlins, Natural Child, Ursa Major), the crowd, the floor—everything was in motion. The entire night feels like a throbbing blur in my head now (in a good way), just a swirling [...]

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Words by Brendan I’m not sure how to label this post. It’s partly an introduction to a great band, so I want to say it’s a New To Us, New To You? segment. It’s partly a transcription of an awesome, lengthy chat I had with the band, so I want to call it an interview. [...]

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Words by Jim It’s easy to take the live show for granted. It’s easy to become bored with it. I’ve seen lots of bands perform live and man, I’ve seen some awesome shows. I’ve also seen some mediocre shows. It’s no revelation that as you get older, live shows become less fun and that can [...]

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Words and photos by Brendan Yes, the photo above is kind of blurry. I, too, was miffed to learn that most of my photos from this show turned out a little fuzzy but, in gathering my thoughts and starting to write this review, I’m realizing that those photos perfectly capture the energy of the show. [...]

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Words by Brendan with photos by Paul McKenney I’ve liked The Raveonettes for a while + I recently got into Tamaryn + I wrote two posts about them for this here website + They embarked on tour together + They were stopping in Washington, D.C. on a Sunday night + The Megabus has a newish [...]

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Words and photos by Brendan Recipe: Scrumptious Psychedelic Rock Concert. Ingredients: 1 smoke machine, 1 trippy optical illusion wall hanging, 1 old converted church-cum-concert venue, 2 awesome bands. Directions: For appetizer Suuns, sauté trippy guitar lines and entrancing drums and synths for 30 minutes on medium heat; turn to high intermittently, adding a dash of [...]

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Words and photos by Brendan Sullivan This show was a great reminder of how the quality of a venue can affect my opinion of a performance, for better or worse. Listening to Kurt Vile has become an obsession of mine over the last year or so and I caught him at Garfield Artworks last summer [...]

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Words and photos by Brendan Sullivan I was never a punk rock kid. Or a punk rock adult, really. I never traipsed off to “the city” for a concert, nor did I pile into a friend’s van and head over to the cool house in town for a Friday night basement party. I don’t exactly [...]

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