Gillian Welch Played The Beacon, Touring (Europe and US)

Gillian Welch at the Beacon Theatre (10/22/11) Photo: Geoff Green Gillian Welch and her musical partner in crime David Rawlings recently played the Beacon Theatre in support of Gillian’s (long awaited) new record, The Harrow and The Harvest. In case you haven’t heard the #1 album on Amazon.com’s Folk charts (and it came out in…

Arctic Monkeys Played Summerstage, New Record Out Now

Arctic Monkeys at Rumsey Playfield at Central Park (05/24/11) Photos: Geoff Green Suck It And See, the new album from Arctic Monkeys dropped this Tuesday (June 7) via Domino. Pitchfork hasn’t weighed in yet, but here’s some of what the Guardian had to say about SIAS: … The biggest danger here, though, is that the…

The Vaccines New Record Out Today, Summerstage Pics

The Vaccines at Central Park Summerstage (05/24/11) Photo: Geoff Green Listen: The Vaccines on Soundcloud What Do You Expect From The Vaccines?, the debut LP from UK buzz band The Vaccines dropped in the US today (May 31) via Sony/Columbia. If you’re a fan of The Ramones then I expect you will either, a) love…

Spoon at MHOW: Photos, Setlist and Impressions

Spoon at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (09/13/10) Photo: Geoff Green I was pretty excited to see Spoon when they opened for labelmates Arcade Fire at MSG last month, and while I enjoyed their set that night, I might describe it as “fairly businesslike”. That wasn’t really so surprising though, since: a) it wasn’t really…