Entries from April 2009

April 28, 2009

Tie Me to the Listenin’ Post: 4/26 – 5/2

Daniel Higgs, Bill Nace and Shakey live at Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge
This Heat, Out of Cold Storage 5CD box set
Cluster, 2 CD
Clockcleaner, Nevermind CD
Monoshock, Runnin’ Ape-Like from the Backwards Superman: 1989 – 1995 CD
Incredible String Band, Liquid Acrobat as Regards the Air CD
Wooden Shjips, Dos CD
Deerhunter, Microcastle CD
Bill Callahan, Sometimes I Wish We Were an [...]

April 27, 2009

A Brief Interview with Daniel Higgs

(a picture of Daniel Higgs performing at Bard College in May, 2007 by the author.)
The music of Daniel Higgs — who is playing in Louisville tonight at Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge (10 PM, $5) — is sometimes difficult to understand in its simplicity, but very rewarding given the effort. I sent him a few questions [...]

April 21, 2009

Tie Me to the Listenin’ Post: 4/18 – 4/25

(all apologies to the Allman Brothers)
In an attempt to increase the content of this blog (and perhaps gain a reader or two in the process), I’m embarking on a new, weekly feature with this, the inaugural installment of Tie Me to the Listenin’ Post. It’s pretty simple: all this feature will entail will be, y’know, [...]

April 9, 2009

Death, …For the Whole World to See (Drag City)

If you’ve been living under a rock or something for the past couple of months, and haven’t checked in with your favorite bougie media outlets such as NPR’s Fresh Air (seriously, Terry Gross is the worst!) or the New York Times, you may be unaware of Death. Since I couldn’t place this review anywhere, better [...]