Real Live Action

Mogwai

There was a time when you could expect to leave a Mogwai show with more than a just slight ring in the ears. In some…

Real Live Action

Mogwai

There was a time when you could expect to leave a Mogwai show with more than a just slight ring in the ears. In some…

Real Live Action

M83

In a way, M83 succeeding in a live setting seems downright impossible. Most often the group has only one member. Their sound hinges more on…

Real Live Action

No Age + Shearing Pinx, Midwife

Often the best shows are the ones that cut the shit—the ones that are simply loud, cathartic rock exercises. Take No Age’s show at Pat’s…

Features

Phil Elverum & Sun

Twenty-seven has become an ominous age in rock ‘n’ roll and, really, an ominous age for just about anyone. A time hits where the frustrations…

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Songs of Green Pheasant

Songs of Green Pheasant’s latest record, Aerial Days, is the type of album that should’ve been on numerous best-of lists in 2006. Unfortunately, its near-Christmas…

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Nikki Sudden

In 2006, Nikki Sudden’s life ended suddenly at age 49, while on tour in New York. But before his passing, Sudden lived a productive life,…

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Nikki Sudden

In 2006, Nikki Sudden’s life ended suddenly at age 49, while on tour in New York. But before his passing, Sudden lived a productive life,…

Under Review

Sparklehorse

Albums made by Mark Linkous are the kind you really appreciate. It’s not just because of the music, but also because each album feels like…

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Maritime

Everyone has those albums in their collection that they hurriedly shove under the bed when company comes around. For me, The Promise Ring has always…