July 2010
1 post
Preview: Counting Crows @ Pier Six Pavilion... →
Do you know what I love about Baltimore? We have our own water-front concert pavilion right in the middle of the harbor. It is the perfect place to see a show, and there is plenty to do…
Jul 12th
June 2010
4 posts
Album Review/Live Review: Steve Hudson Chamber... →
This debut album by Steve Hudson (piano) and Jody Redhage (cello), Zack Brock (violin), and Martin Urbach (percussion) will tickle the fancy and delight. It’s not the jazz I’m used to…
Jun 26th
Livewire: Future Islands @ The Penthouse... →
// Words and Photos: Greg Szeto This is kind of shameful to admit, but I…
Jun 24th
Live Review: John Adams with the NSO; Leila... →
Leila Josefowicz kicks arse. She broke out the “Violectra” for John Adams’ Dharma at Big Sur and you’re glad she’s Kerouac… rather than someone declaiming in best Beat tone Jack…
Jun 18th
Album Review: Moss of Aura – March (Unsigned) →
MP3: Moss of Aura – Cowboy For the sound achieved by Future Islands, the importance of William Cashion’s rolling bass and Sam Herring’s impassioned vocals cannot be overstated. Both…
Jun 1st
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May 2010
1 post
Live Review: Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s Left Hand... →
Thibaudet is certainly the man for the job to enthrall and conductor Hans Graf contained the drama in excellent precision — without which we all might have drowned under the flood of…
May 19th
April 2010
23 posts
Livewire: Celebration @ The Patterson (2010.02.26) →
Photo: Valerie Paulsgrove Words: David Carter Celebration played a superb free show at The Patterson in February, courtesy of The Creative Alliance. I set out for this event early,…
Apr 26th
Interview: The Oranges Band (w/ Roman Kuebler)... →
MP3: The Oranges Band – Art Star from The Oranges Band Are Invisible (2008) If you haven’t read part one, check it out. And celebrate The Oranges Band tonight at Comet Ping Pong…
Apr 23rd
Northern Exposure: Days 3-5 – Kitchener, ON /... →
Note: We apologize for the massive gap between updates. We have learned that wireless internet is a rare and valuable commodity not readily available in all places. Because we never knew just when…
Apr 23rd
Album Review: Soft Cat – Wildspace (Waaga) →
MP3: Soft Cat – Silver Babies Sun Soft Cat plays the Windup Space tonight with Secret Mountains, European Swans and Shaun David Gould. Doors at 8:30pm, Show at 9pm. $5…
Apr 22nd
Live Review: Colin Currie, Hannu Lintu Take Finns... →
Conductor Hannu Lintu, borrowed by the BSO for the night from Finland’s Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, earned rave roars from the audience for his execution of Beethoven’s Seventh….
Apr 21st
Interview: The Oranges Band (w/ Roman Kuebler)... →
Photo credits: Natasha Tylea (1-3), Greg Szeto (4-5) The Oranges Band were the first group that got me to start poking around the music scene here in Charm City. The World and…
Apr 20th
Preview: Ben Harper and Relentless7 @ Pier Six... →
MP3: Ben Harper and Relentless7 – Under Pressure (Queen cover) from Live from the Montreal International Jazz Festival (2010) How this so-called “Campus Consciousness” Tour,…
Apr 20th
Livewire: Matmos @ 5th Dimension (2010.03.26) →
// Photos & words: Greg Szeto MP3: Matmos – Complete Live Set Matmos are a Puckish…
Apr 17th
Album Review: Double Dagger – Masks EP (Thrill... →
MP3: Double Dagger – Pillow Talk Double Dagger continues to strain my objectivity. My experiences, both live and recorded, are steadily forming a mountain of good will that probably…
Apr 15th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 1 – Out Of Your... →
Photo credit: Heather Van De Mark MP3: Intro MP3: Improv 1 MP3: Improv 2 MP3: Improv 3 MP3: Improv 4 MP3: Improv 5 MP3: Improv 6 Download the entire set in FLAC.
Apr 13th
Live Review: Arctic Monkeys, Sleepy Sun @ Rams... →
Looking back, Arctic Monkey’s rise to prominence with their 2006 fastest-selling debut makes a lot more sense than Susan Boyle’s similar honors. People had just gotten used to finding…
Apr 12th
One Track Mind: Sri Aurobindo – “Soul Vibrations... →
MP3: Sri Aurobindo – Soul Vibrations of Man MP3: Sri Aurobindo – Don’t Know Sri Aurobindo are back again, this time with a release on Bmore Musically Informed’s new imprint
Apr 9th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 5 – We Used To Be... →
MP3: We Used To Be Family – Rose MP3: We Used To Be Family – Choco Taco MP3: We Used To Be Family – This Shit Is Bananas MP3: We Used To Be Family – Jerkface Shipley MP3: …
Apr 9th
Video: Jason Urick – “Fussing & Fighting” →
Jason Urick – “Fussing & Fighting” Directed by Mark Brown Password (if still locked): fussing Thanks to the kind folks at Thrill Jockey (especially Paco Barba), we’re…
Apr 8th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 5 – Moscow... →
MP3: Intro MP3: Driven Revelry MP3: Lo-Fi MP3: Mia Farrow MP3: End Theory MP3: Entierre El Toro MP3: King Alcohol Download the entire set in FLAC. Moscow…
Apr 7th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 5 – Holy Fingers →
MP3: Sunbleached MP3: Untitled MP3: Desert Amps MP3: The Brazen Bull MP3: The Trees Bowed Deeply And Roared MP3: Watchtowers Burning MP3: The Bell Jar MP3: The…
Apr 7th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 5 – Dustin Wong →
Photo credit: Mika Smith MP3: Untitled 1 MP3: Untitled 2 MP3: Untitled 3 MP3: Untitled 4 MP3: Untitled 5 MP3: Untitled 6 MP3: Untitled 7 MP3: Untitled 8 …
Apr 6th
Northern Exposure: Days 2 & 3 – Burlington,... →
Day#2 – Burlington, VT I woke up this morning at around 10:30 feeling like death. It was still raining outside and at this point I don’t give a shit anymore. The thing that pissed me off the most…
Apr 5th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 4 – Microkingdom →
Photo credit: Tedd Henn MP3: Untitled MP3: Untitled MP3: Untitled MP3: Untitled Download the entire set in FLAC. Microkingdom rhodes amp – sennheiser 441 cello –…
Apr 2nd
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 4 – noteNdo →
Photo credit: Tedd Henn MP3: Untitled Download the entire set in FLAC. noteNdo stereo DI’s stage – apex 460 tube (c12 modded clone-set to omni) stage – mxl 990 (angled…
Apr 2nd
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 4 – Jason Urick →
Photo credit: Tedd Henn MP3: Untitled Download the entire set in FLAC. Jason Urick stereo DI’s of Jason’s laptop stage – apex 460 tube (c12 modded clone-set to omni) …
Apr 2nd
Northern Exposure: Day 1 – Portland, ME →
We left DC around 8:30 pm (yes that’s pm) to begin our 10 hour trek to Portland, ME. Actually we thought it would be a 10 hour trek, but it took around 12. Kids, when you use a Tom Tom make…
Apr 1st
Album Review: Pfisters – Narcicity (Fan Death... →
MP3: Pfisters – She’s Mine MP3: Pfisters – Cluck-U Pfisters can be found in their native habitat, the live show, TWICE this weekend: the DNA Test Fest III pre-party at their…
Apr 1st
March 2010
9 posts
Photos / Live Review: Shearwater, Wye Oak,... →
Flickrshow will appear here! // Despite a horrendously rainy evening, I made the trek up to…
Mar 31st
Northern Exposure – Foreward by the Author →
Ed. note: Aural Slate Recordings artist Caverns is embarking on a North American tour (that includes you Canada) in support of Aural Slate’s inaugural EP release We Lied….
Mar 29th
Livewire: Teaadora & Bethany Dinsick @ the Zodiac... →
Photo & words: Greg Szeto This was an interesting and unusual night. Billed moreso a night of spiritual cleansing as opposed to a night of live music, the theme was to usher in the…
Mar 29th
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Preview: Konk Pack, Matmos, Leprechaun Catering @... →
MP3: The Work – Cain & Abel from Slow Crimes (1982) MP3: Konk Pack – Off Leash Excerpt from Off Leash (2004) Tonight, Baltimore is once again ground-zero for an atom-bomb of…
Mar 26th
Live Review: Philly Serves Tan Dun’s Tea, Curtis... →
Intrepid music lovers should head North on 95, cut over onto 76 and head into Center City Philly for action. First gem: Opera Company of Philadelphia. This is the only East Coast…
Mar 25th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 3 – Yeveto... →
Photo credit: Tedd Henn MP3: Untitled MP3: Five Fives MP3: Cowboy Song MP3: The Hyena and Other Men Download the entire set in FLAC. Yeveto kick – shure beta 52 …
Mar 25th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 3 – Insect Factory... →
Photo credit: http:​/​/​www.​firkingood.​com MP3: Untitled Download the entire set in FLAC. Insect Factory guitar – stereo DI’s stage – apex 460 tube (c12 modded…
Mar 25th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 3 – Nathan Bell... →
Photo credit: Greg Szeto MP3: Untitled MP3: Untitled MP3: Untitled MP3: Untitled Download the entire set in FLAC. Nathan Bell (feat. Ami Dang) drum overheads –…
Mar 25th
NoVo / Nouveau: Live Audio, Day 3 – Gregory Rago... →
Photo credit: Tedd Henn MP3: They Will Seek to Poison You MP3: Untitled Instrumental MP3: Augusta MP3: The Quivering Gyre of the Mid-Atlantic Download the entire set…
Mar 25th
January 2010
11 posts
Livewire: The Multiphonic Choir @ The Windup Space... →
Photo: David Carter The Multiphonic Choir played Thursday night at The Windup Space. They were there to resolve a critical shortage of music “based on the cryptic and taboo-breaking…
Jan 21st
Aural States Fest II: Spotlights – Thrushes, Death... →
Today, Brandon takes a moment with Thrushes for a few questions and another track premiere off their new full-length Night Falls, while I preach the gospel of Death Domain. MP3: …
Jan 20th
Live Review / Photos: The Dutchess and the Duke,... →
Flickrshow will appear here. // All photos: Shantel Mitchell All words: Shawn Breen Have…
Jan 20th
Live Review: The Sour Notes, Moss of Aura,... →
MP3: Moss of Aura – Never The Metro Gallery was understandably vacant two Thursdays ago. After all–it was a weeknight, substantial storming had been predicted, and, to top…
Jan 19th
Aural States Fest II: Spotlights – Lands &... →
Ed. Note: We’ll be running spotlights on all the artists playing our second anniversary show, Aural States Fest II, over the coming weeks. First up, Brandon talks with Caleb from Lands &…
Jan 19th
Live Review: All Mighty Senators @ The 8X10... →
MP3: All Mighty Senators – Culture Shock, Live @ All Good Music Festival 2008 from Live Music Archive Of all the crimes committed in the first decade of the 21st Century, none may be…
Jan 15th
Album Review: Imperial China – Phosphenes... →
MP3: Imperial China – All That Is Solid (limited time exclusive download) Sockets is having a label showcase at the Black Cat Mainstage on Fri Jan 22nd including Imperial China,…
Jan 14th
Livewire: Solar Powered Sun Destroyer @ The Red &... →
Photo: David Carter Solar Powered Sun Destroyer is a DC band, captured here in an opening slot for Sainthood Reps and Caspian at The Red & The Black. Only about a half hour of music…
Jan 13th
Sign On! – Human Conduct Records, Part 2: The Many... →
MP3: The Ruined Frame – My Sex Is A Dead Thing from Breath & Pulse (2009) MP3: The Ruined Frame – Two Travelers from The Weight of ALL Filth (2008) MP3: The New Flesh – A…
Jan 12th
Livewire: Caspian @ The Red & The Black... →
Photo: David Carter Caspian is a fierce instrumental rock band from Boston. Their three electric guitarists generate a wide range of textures, from sparse orchestral passages to…
Jan 11th
Live Review: Tommy Tucker & The Supernaturals, The... →
Photo credit: Frank Hamilton (The Bellevederes) MP3: Tommy Tucker – Keep Good Time from Green Is Gold (2009) Can we talk about how wonderful the Wind Up Space is for a…
Jan 9th
December 2009
16 posts
Audio: Matt Papich & Dustin Wong – Xmas Song 1 →
MP3: Matt Papich & Dustin Wong – Xmas Song 1 So I lied a tad. One last post before 2010, I just couldn’t resist (thank a newly unsecured WiFi connection here in Paris for this bit of…
Dec 26th