Photos and words by Debi Del Grande “Paint me, don’t rape me.” You had to be there. Animal Impulses indeed. There is no show like an IAMX show. While Chris Corner could very well stand still on stage and sing with that beautiful voice of his, he is a master of mixing visual art with [...]

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Does Amanda Jo Williams have a new look? Balding, bearded, standing a few feet shorter than she does in memory? We recognize the cowboy boots and that singular country hellcat voice of hers… but something’s different about her face. Ok, ok… That’s Don Black of Ghiant lip synching to the new AJW smash hit,”2000Hell” (mp3 [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Trading in his big fuzzy boots as frontman of My Morning Jacket, Jim James glided across the stage looking quite dapper in a suit as he played his solo debut album Regions of Light and Sound of God in its entirety and much much more at The Fonda. [...]

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Photos and words by Leslie Kalohi I could write volumes about the complex mission of Man or Astro-Man? as they have explored this planet for almost two decades. Or the fact that my bedroom at my mom’s house still looks like a mini-shrine to the band, complete with posters, a lunchbox/Thermos set, and carefully purchased [...]

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Photos and words by Scott Sheff Hitting the stage at The Bootleg Bar was the easy-listening psychedelic-pop sound of Drug Cabin, the side project Nathan Thelen (Pretty Girls Make Graves and Moonrats) and Marcus Congleton (Ambulance LTD). With hints of bass, the soft accompaniment of acoustic guitar and the easy beats on drums, Drug Cabin [...]

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Photos and words by Scott Sheff It was a family affair at The Bootleg Theatre with Sara Watkins sharing top billing with her brother Sean’s band Fiction Family, a musical collaboration with Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman. While each played its own sets, the two often shared the stage throughout the night with Sean pulling double-duty [...]

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Photos and words by Brandon Winters A sold out crowd at the Echoplex adorned in feathers, face paint, eclectic jewelry, and clashing garb shouted in excitement as of Montreal took the stage. A high energy opening by Houston’s Wild Moccasins helped set the tone with their bubbly, infectious rock style and jams. Balloon animals and [...]

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Photos and words by Ethan Shvartzman After working and touring their asses off – opening for Muse, Garbage and others, locals Dead Sara headlined the El Rey Theatre. The band set the venue ablaze with a larger-than-life, in-your-face set which included an incredible cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name.” The show [...]

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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande As the ageless Ira Kaplan (vox/guitars/keyboards/drums) pointed out – Yo La Tengo doesn’t mind playing in the shadows of the Capitol Building. The Hoboken, NJ band performed two completely different sets at The Fonda from its extensive catalog. With three large, painted trees adorning the stage, the first [...]

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Photos and words by Scott Sheff RNDM—the side project of Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire Joseph Arthur and the explosive, energetic Richard Stuverud on drums—was back in town for an intimate show at The Bootleg Bar in support of its debut release Acts. The guys were back in their trademark orange outfits and ski [...]

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