How to survive a broken heart
If you like sugary sweet pop-rock with a smidgen of up-tempo pop-punk thrown in for good measure, you’ll most certainly love the new record from the Plain White T’s. Their latest (and third) album Every Second Counts is full of enough catchy melodies and hooks to rot your teeth out after only a few listens. (Read more…)
Review: My Morning Jacket – Okonokos (or) fifteen miles down the road
Raise your hand if you were one of the many people that had My Morning Jacket’s phenomenal album Z near the top of your ‘Best of 2005’ list. I was, and I’m happy to report that the band is back (sort of). They have a new double live CD called Okonokos that came out two (Read more…)
Review: Augustana – All The Stars and Boulevards (or) leave the lights on for awhile
In today’s world where all music is quantified, classified, and cornered into genres and sub-genres, what happens to bands like Augustana? Their sound is not indie enough for the indie kids and not punk enough to appeal to punks. They also have a slight roots vibe happening in their music, but ain’t country enough for (Read more…)
Review: Goran Ivanovic Group – Balkan Songs (or) the most vicious crime around
The Goran Ivanovic Group is a pan-cultural quartet that (for now) calls Chicago home. Their music (as stated by Goran) has been inspired by the beautiful folkloric music of the Balkans (focusing on Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Serbia). More musically interestingly (though) the band also fuses modern jazz with Balkan roots music and creates a sound (Read more…)
