LIVE REVIEW: Shearwater + Husky @ Bottom of the Hill, SF 7/17/12
Both Shearwater and Husky’s confident vocal mastery carried this Owl into the nether reaches of fandom.
ALBUM REVIEW: “Animal Joy” by Shearwater
In this age of overly produced, sonic hissed-out, auto-tuned to death, electro-fill in the blank music, Animal Joy is a “joyful” collection of something different.
YOU GOTTA SEE THIS: “Your Past Life As A Blast” by Okkervil River
Nature and nostalgia figure prominently in a collection of images that can lead to over-analysis if you have too much time on your hands.
YOU GOTTA SEE THIS: “Your Past Life As a Blast” by Okkervil River
Okkervil River’s Will Sheff used his own family videos for “Your Past Life As a Blast.”
LIVE REVIEW: Midpoint Music Festival – Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati comes alive with the Midpoint Music Festival.
FREE TICKETS: Okkervil River, Titus Andronicus and Julianna Barwick @ Fox Theater 6/22
Lyrical wordsmithery abounds as critic faves Okkervil River and Titus Andronicus play the Fox 6/22.
ALBUM REVIEW: “I Am Very Far” by Okkervil River
Full of dark imagery and brilliant lyrics, and still something about this album may keep you at bay – in a good way.
HIGHLIGHTS: SXSW Day 3, 3/18/11
Day 3 from Austin and we stayed busy watching sets from Hooray for Earth, Menomena, Okkervil River, Owen Pallett, Reading Rainbow, Surfer Blood, and more!