It was great to hear these guys blasting through a killer P.A. outside in the park. Usually in clubs I don’t have the best audible vantage point hugging the stage snapping pics. The best thing about hearing them play is that they seem to have new tunes every time they play! Great stuff…

I haven’t been to D.C. in a long time (’94 Dead shows at RFK). Seeing the sights with my kids brought back a flood of memories from when I was a tyke. The music posts resume tomorrow but if you want to see more of my vacation pics they are here…

Hi everybody. I am going on vacation and will not be updating the blog. I have a lot of shows backlogged, including the ones pictured, and there are a TON of shows I am hitting this summer which will provide plenty of fertile material for this site (Jenny Lewis ..

I have a personal list of songs I HAVE to hear live before I die. Many have been scratched off over the years thanks to seeing The Mendoza Line, Camper Van Beethoven, World Party, Neko Case, and Cat Power, among others, in concert. I had no idea who Kevin Devine was before I heard his tune ‘Brother’s Blood’ and man did it instantly knock me out…

Lead Apostle Andre Whiteman is a member of Broken Social Scene (who isn’t?), the Canadian ‘supergroup’ that’s seems to be taking over the indie rock world. I wouldn’t say these guys were bad…it’s…

Here’s a little tip for anyone thinking of going to see Neko on July 31. The Riverplex seating chart divides the reserved seats in two sections. As of today the second section went on sale and I scored a couple seats in Row A. I am assuming they are front row seats…

I just found out about this from my buddy. Sick line-up, FREE, and it’s on July 4th to boot. Thank you Rock & Roll Gods!…

As part of the conference, songwriter’s took the stage at The Altar Bar throughout the day to break up the monotony of the panel discussions. Local phenom Maddie Georgi played a short set and exuded amazing confidence and professionalism especially ..

I never thought I would ever be able to see Dr. Chadbourne in person since I picked up the ‘Camper Van Chadbourne’ disc in the early nineties. I was psyched when this workshop was announced…

Discovering a new band is an exciting thing for me. When it occurs in a live setting is thrilling. These rag-tag neo-hippies who I never heard of weren’t even scheduled to be on the bill but stumbled onstage and delivered a fun and energetic set. They are somewhat local …

Don’t get me wrong, The Black Keys are cool. There has been some local ‘uber’-adulation towards these guys since playing here last summer. And yes, while they were good, it all started sounding the same to me after awhile. It wouldn’t kill these guys to get some more band members…just my opinio…

Jessica and her band kicked off the main stage musical performances for the 50th Anniversary of the Pittsburgh fest. Her folky vibe was perfectly suited to warm up the crowd for headliners The Black Keys. She reminds me a lot of local gal Emily Rodgers, ..

This showcase was part of The Sardonyx Music Conference that was taking place all day at The Altar Bar. Several musicians performed three tunes in a round robin setting. Ben’s stuff sounded extremely sweet unplugged. I especially dug a new tune he played…

Spindrift Tuesday March 31, 2009 Garfield Artworks Larryville As coincidence would have it, both Kirkpatrick Thomas and Dave Koenig were in Brian Jonestown Massacre at one point who I just had seen the night before. Dave told me they met up with the band at a rest stop earlier in the day for a little […]

Spindrift Tuesday March 31, 2009 Garfield Artworks Larryville As endearing as Garfield Artworks is for us photogs with it’s aesthetically awful cobwebs and grime stains on the walls, the biggest challenge is the lighting. Too lousy 100 watt bulbs to create ‘art’ is a task, man. So it’s even more fun when a band shows […]

These guys were on the eclectic (and somewhat bloated) bill which was headlined by Say Hi or Telekinesis depending on your definition of a headliner…