Photos: Jon Klemm While Marissa Nadler‘s new album, Little Hells, didn’t quite make the cut for “Best New Music” the other day, it did receive an overwhelmingly positive review from critic Grayson Currin and scored impressive 8.3 on Pitchfork scale. At last, Little Hells moves Nadler well beyond easy categories, thanks to a newfound clarity…
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Hey Rosetta! Played Piano’s, Announce New Tour Dates
Hey Rosetta! at Piano’s (03/04/09) Photos: Jon Klemm After watching the serene Marissa Nadler at Joe’s Pub on Wednesday of last week (March 4) I was ready to rock out a little, so I decided to check out Canadian sextet Hey Rosetta!, who were playing the late show at Piano’s. Their set was short, but…
Metallica at The Prudential Center
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…
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,…