Absent Light represents a return from hiatus for Misery Signals, a metal band whose last album was released in 2008. This means that, since the band last put out an album, music has changed. Elements of electronica are now common in heavier music, and clean singing slowly edged out unclean vocals as the style of […] Read more
Seeds Entertainment: Basically what your job boils down to is being a host… Scott Aukerman: It’s definitely a different skill than just being a comedian. I just did my friend Kurt Braunohler podcast and because it’s just us doing dumb bits, it’s fun because it’s just us doing dumb bits. I don’t have to steer […] Read more
Day 11 of 11 Retrospective Milwaukee’s Summerfest bills itself as the “World’s Largest Music Festival.” In several ways, this is true: the grounds are expansive, the music is diverse, and (being truly Wisconsin) the people ranged from calm to obscene, and petite to obese. What truly sets Summerfest apart, however, is that this is […] Read more
As summer draws to a bitter close and somber students prepare to engage in another nine months of schooling, young adults across the nation search for one last act of unconstrained freedom before returning to the confines of academia. This, naturally, is where music festivals stake their claim as one of the top destinations for […] Read more
This year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, held at Union Park in Chicago on July 19 through 21, features artists who are fresh and relatively new as well as groups that formed many years or even decades ago. An interesting example of such bands is The Breeders who will perform songs from their major album, Last Splash, […] Read more
In a summer of promised musical extravagance, Jay-Z has released his 12th studio album Magna Carta…Holy Grail in what can be described as a commercial and artistic pioneering adventure. Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) has paired up with electronics giant Samsung Mobile to release his new project through an app on the popular Galaxy phone family. This […] Read more
Damage, the newest album by musical stalwarts Jimmy Eat World, has been described as portraying contemporary heartbreak for a changed world. The 8th studio effort by the band, Damage preserves their stellar track record that spills over into their energetic live shows. Prior to their festival appearance at Summerfest in Milwaukee, guitarist Tom Linton was […] Read more
This year is Zoo Bar’s 40th Anniversary, adding extra special excitement to the annual Zoo Bar Festival (ZooFest) held on 14th Street between O and P Streets in Lincoln. The three-day festival features many blues artists that are well familiar with Zoo Bar and its 40-year history. Many positive memories and statements of the bar […] Read more
Cold War Kids established themselves among the top breakout bands when they bursted onto the scene in 2007 with their debut album, “Robbers & Cowards,” featuring bluesy indie rock accentuated by lead singer Nathan Willett’s searing vocals. Following subsequent releases such as “Loyalty to Loyalty” and “Mine Is Yours,” Willett and his band mates reassembled […] Read more
by Carl, the NSA Surveillance Worker Hey dude, got a minute to talk? Cool. This may sound weird, because you don’t know me, but I sure do know a lot about you. In fact, you could say it’s my job to know a lot about you, haha! Well, if you haven’t guessed it already, it’s […] Read more
