Posts tagged as:

White Denim

Media Dump: White Denim @ The Indy, SF 1/20/10

January 29, 2010
Thumbnail image for Media Dump: White Denim @ The Indy, SF 1/20/10

Last Wednesday, one of the best jambands you’ve never heard of rolled through San Francisco and played a raging, non-stop set to a half-empty room of people left with their jaws dropped and nothing more. That band was White Denim, and they just finished up a large tour in support of their release of [...]

Read more...

Video Goldmine: Nigel Godrich’s “From the Basement” Video Archive

October 30, 2009

Remember Radiohead’s “From the Basement” videos?
It turns out those weren’t the only videos being captured by Nigel Godrich and crew. I’m not sure exactly when this new site launched, but FromtheBasement.tv is now a virtual treasure trove of amazing live (in studio) performances by a veritable who’s who of amazing contemporary bands and artists.
There’s [...]

Read more...

2009 Halloween Concert Round-Up

October 28, 2009

Like New Year’s Eve, Halloween is another holiday that a lot of bands choose to celebrate in style. There’s just something about mixing the live concert experience with all the fun and choas of Halloween that really brings out the freaks. While most bands typically play into the Halloween vibe in some way, touring bands [...]

Read more...

Tour Dates: White Denim Release Fits and Stay on the Road

August 24, 2009
Thumbnail image for Tour Dates: White Denim Release <em>Fits </em>and Stay on the Road

I can’t remember if I’ve written about the new White Denim album Fits at all, but it’s easily going to be Top 10 of 2009 for me. Front to back is a sonic masterpiece from a three piece band that gives it their all on stage, producing some of the most vibrant and creative [...]

Read more...

20 Bands, 20 Nights | Tired and Five Bands Short

September 29, 2008

About a month ago I realized that I had the opportunity to see over 20 bands in about the same number of nights; I figured it could be a cool little “feat of strength” while on vacation. But I ran into something much bigger and more powerful than myself: mother nature. The adventure came up [...]

Read more...

Monolith 2008 Recap: Day One Photos

September 25, 2008

A first trip to a historic place is always special. The first day of the Monolith Festival at Red Rocks was especially nice. A cool, sunny day highlighted the already picturesque venue all afternoon. Adding to the atmosphere was probably the best single festival day of music I’ve had all summer. There were no uninspired [...]

Read more...

Monolith 2008 | Festival Preview

September 12, 2008

Though my end of summer extravaganza started last week, I must digress that I haven’t really gone anywhere yet. There have been a a number of shows here in Chicago and there will be more on that later. This weekend is when things really get started when I travel to Denver for the second year [...]

Read more...