Under his weepy-boy alias Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst displayed dexterity and maturity belying his young years over the course of five indie-folk (and even a bit of electronica) LPs and a couple of EPs. Calm down, take off your bedroom critic’s fedora and consider for a minute that Oberst was 18 when he released Letting […]

Brrrrr…can you feel winter in the air? Gone are the street festivals and summer nights spent on the patio at Happy Village, but the crisp air and transition from peep toes to boots ushers in one of my favorite time of year. What’s more cozy that coming in out of the cold to a warm […]

At the beginning of 2008, San Francisco’s Birdmonster hadn’t yet decided if they were a blog band or not. On 2006’s No Midnight, the foursome walked a perfect domestic indie rock line of Americana bar band swagger and sweet California pop sing-alongs. The harmonies flowed, but their riverbed was gritty enough that the band’s frantic […]

Since when did they become a hippie band? Greg Kot has the music review, I have some ugly photos.

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My Morning Jacket drummer Patrick Callahan served as Wax Fang’s “roadie” at the SXSW day party where I last saw them play, and I almost didn’t recognize him amidst all of the beards and long hair. This Louisville trio’s sound certainly flirts with the indie-leaning jam rock of other central valley exports like MMJ and […]