Category Archives: Music Reviews
Park Police — Ranchero (CD Review)
Get it at Not Lame Records. LOCAL (Baltimore) >> Park Police Ranchero Rating: 8 (out of 10) Independent Release | 2005 Website When Pat Wescott sings ‚ÄúWe‚Äôve been waiting for you to finally come around‚Äù in the opening track … Continue reading
Depeche Mode at Patriot Center
Live Review >> Depeche Mode at Patriot Center on December 9, 2005 photo courtesy and ¬© Depeche Mode If the 1990s had a god, it was Depeche Mode, and if that god had a kingdom, it would resemble Depeche Mode‚Äôs … Continue reading
Big Star – #1 Record/Radio City
Get it at Amazon INSTANT REPLAY: overlooked moments in music history — by Ryan Kailath Big Star #1 Record/Radio City Fantasy | 1972, 1974, 1992 In 1967, a journalist asked Pete Townshend what kind of music his band played. … Continue reading
Pretty in Person: Pretty Girls Make Graves at Black Cat
Live Review >> Pretty Girls Make Graves at Black Cat – Washington, DC December 8, 2005 Pretty Girls Make Graves When Pretty Girls Make Graves take stage, don���t expect some complicated light show or a shower of pyrotechnics. In fact, … Continue reading
The Cocteau Twins – Treasure
Get it at Amazon INSTANT REPLAY: overlooked moments in music history — by Ryan Kailath The Cocteau Twins Treasure 4AD Records | 1984 Fans have said that after they first heard The Cocteau Twins, other music sounded pale and … Continue reading
Rogue Wave at Black Cat, 12/3/05
Live Review >> Rogue Wave Zach Rogue is auditioning for the role of leading man in the indie rock world. Being from California—Oakland, to be exact—he should know that he needs to look the part. But Rogue‚Äôs version of sensitive … Continue reading
Chris Mills Review – Backstage Room at the Black Cat, 11/30/05
Live Review >> Chris Mills Chris Mills is really psyched to see you. A lot of musicians might proclaim this when onstage (���Thank you Cleveland! Goodnight!���), but Mills seems like he really means it, as though he hand-wrote and mailed … Continue reading
Iron & Wine, Calexico at 9:30 Club
Live Review >> Iron & Wine – photo by Dennis Kleiman In response to Iron & Wine‚Äôs set at the 9:30 Club Wednesday night, members of the packed audience did something inconceivable. It was hard to tell, sometimes only spotted … Continue reading