Metallica at The Prudential Center (01/31/09) Photos: Jon Klemm Metallica‘s Death Magnetic was supposed to be the band’s return to its thrash glory days; it turned out to be much better than that, to my ear, a fusion of the precise, staccato riffing of yore with the heavy, bluesy groove of the ’90s albums. Saturday…
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The Sword at Prudential Center
The Sword at Prudential Center (01/31/09) Photos and Review: Jon Klemm While I don’t follow the scene quite as closely as I used to, I’ve long been a fan of the pioneering metal and punk bands from the 70’s, and in the 90’s I was a pretty into Metallica and the other heavy metal bands…
Au and Stars Like Fleas at Le Poisson Rouge
Au at Le Poisson Rouge (01/24/09) Stars Like Fleas at Le Poisson Rouge (01/24/09) Photos: Jon Klemm Here’s what NPR’s Bob Boilen had to say about Au‘s record Verbs: I was sifting through stacks of cd’s the other day hoping to find a gem. After about 120 cd’s or so this appeared. It took me…
Vampire Weekend at The Wellmont Theatre
Vampire Weekend at The Wellmont Theatre (12/08/08) Photos: Jon Klemm As I am fan of both of Paul Simon and The English Beat, I thoroughly enjoyed Vampire Weekend‘s homecoming show at The Wellmont Theatre on Monday night. It was actually my first time seeing them live, and though I guess I’ve hardly blogged about them,…
Ra Ra Riot at The Wellmont Theatre
Ra Ra Riot at The Wellmont Theatre (12/08/08) Photos: Jon Klemm Ra Ra Riot took to the stage on Monday night at The Wellmont Theatre before a packed house of friends, family and adoring teens (and many of their parents I’m sure). While the majority of the audience members were probably there for headliners Vampire…
Cloud Cult, Exit Clov and Mason Proper at the Bowery Ballroom
In blog time, these photos are ancient, but really this show only happened less than a week ago. Mason Proper at The Bowery Ballroom (11/11/08) Cloud Cult at The Bowery Ballroom (11/11/08) Exit Clov at The Bowery Ballroom (11/11/08) Photos: Jon Klemm More pictures after the jump (words are coming soon).