Reason no. 387 why CD101 Day sold out in record time with a music spectacular, which was, well, spectacular: Fitz and the Tantrums’ lead soul man Michael Fitzpatrick looked every bit the part of a post-Ziggy David Bowie donning a… [Read More]
Modern-day boxcar vagabonds and alt-country rockers Old 97′s rode into Columbus last night like tattered gunslingin’ gauchos looking to cause a good old-fashioned dustup. Rhett Miller with his signature raspy croon, sang country standards infused with contemporary vernacular that tell… [Read More]
Ramblin’, howlin’, boozed-up, and reverb-laden, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears serve a calling higher than teaching one how to rub a “Sugarfoot” or the exact GPS coordinates to “Booty City.” They fulfill a cultural obligation to uphold the music… [Read More]
Silhouetted by vibrant hues and shades of blue, the godfathers of indie-art rock Interpol gave Columbus a live tutorial on how to stay relevant in indie’s perpetually changing industry. Hitting the road in support of their new self-titled LP, their… [Read More]
“So tell me, it’s good to be back,” rasped Tokyo Police Club’s bookish indie-rock frontman Dave Monks during Sunday’s quick-hitting, lots-of-oomph performance at the Newport Music Hall. For the grew-up-too-fast youngsters from Ontario, it is so good to be back. Tokyo… [Read More]
The quirky charm of cute (but equally ferocious) tell-it-like-it-is singer/songwriter, Kate Nash has done wonders for Britain piano-pop. Her cheeky attitude coupled with personal lyrics and a keen ear for melody made Nash a platinum UK force of raw disposition…. [Read More]
There are the fabled stories you hear from music fanatics – those that tell a tale of so-and-so band playing a song that was so different and magical that it truly captivated an entire audience, leaving them speechless like they… [Read More]
Last week, coffeehouse intellects and 30-something professionals rejoiced. America’s Little Engine that Could indie band, Guster, was reborn. In the span of a week, Guster reawakened their Billboard Chart existence with the release of their first album in four years,… [Read More]
It was almost three years to the day since Band of Horses released their magnificently strong, yet weepy epic, Cease to Begin when the band finally received the nod to headline a show at the LC Pavilion. During this Band… [Read More]
I’m going to go out on a limb and proclaim that on Thursday, September 30, 2010 productivity for the entire City of Columbus witnessed a devastating drop. Quite possibly a complete halt. This wrinkle in workforce was the result of… [Read More]
As I scampered into the LC Pavilion for Tuesday night’s astonishingly awesome Stone Temple Pilots tour stop in Columbus, I happened to notice something peculiar. The crowd, for the most part, was stuck. They were stuck in an early ’90s… [Read More]
It’s a bit disconcerting how rock and roll has changed over the last 20 years. Slowly becoming an amalgamation of frivolous power chords, meaningless lyrics, and auto-tuned vocals, rock today is generally uninspired and churned out for mass consumption. With… [Read More]
CD101′s annual sweltering rock ruckus, Summerfest, was a marvelous group therapy session for the City of Columbus and its devoted music following. From local indie-bubblegum rockers, Karate Coyote to quirky alternative powerhouse, Spoon, the night’s bill was understandably overshadowed by… [Read More]
Dressed in all black, summoning his signature deep baritone vocals – which live, sound remarkably like Ian Curtis of Joy Division – The National’s Matt Berninger dedicated their indie-hit “Bloodbuzz Ohio” to the late John Andrew “Andyman” Davis, citing all… [Read More]
Packed in like sardines, the atmosphere was an electric hot-mess, as they gave their melodic hearts to anyone who could hear them. They stood close together on stage playing tightly wound power pop-punk songs like they came to conquer Ohio… [Read More]
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