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Big Dipper - The Middle East (Cambridge, MA) - Saturday, April 26, 2008
May 4Good bands can never die
Ancestor – Phase I: Silence (The Seventh Media)
May 3Part of a trilogy, this is darkwave ambient music, quiet but with serrated edges on its drones. There’s nothing new agey about this ambient, which makes for uneasy listening with its buzzing and clanking amid the drones and a glacial pace of movement that oozes foreboding.
Fern Knight - Fern Knight (VHF)
Apr 29Fern Knight is entrancing Renaissance fare with a psych-rock twist.
American Music Club - Harpers Ferry (Boston, MA) - Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Apr 27Eitzel and Vudi weave tales of beautiful sadness.
Hot Chip with Free Blood - Starlight Ballroom (Philadelphia, PA) - April 10, 2008
Apr 23Simply put, everything about this show was perfect. HOT CHIP put on the best show I’ve seen all year.
M83 – Saturdays=Youth (Mute)
Apr 22Yeah, the chiming guitars and chord progression of “Graveyard Girl” keep threatening to turn into “Money Changes Everything,” but that fits well with the ‘80s love on display throughout – usually much more synthpop, of course.
Genjo, Chromatron and Zero-Bass: Exploring Electronica on Newgrounds
Apr 17My neurotic downloading compulsion began with electronic music, so in the interests of linear chronology, it is only fitting that I begin with the artists that led me down this path of chronic gigabyte consumption.
Joe Jackson with Mutlu - Keswick Theatre (Glenside, PA) - April 4, 2008
Apr 17In summary, this show pleased both the diehards and the casual fans alike.
Nada Surf - Lucky (Barsuk)
Apr 13In a sense Lucky is an album of love songs. But refreshingly these are love songs that aren’t narrow in scope and don’t rely on clichés.
The Terrordactyls - Pianos (New York) - Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Apr 10The Terrordactyls make the most dino-tastic music since T.Rex.
Beach House with Papercuts - The Barbary (Philadelphia, PA) - Thursday, April 3, 2008
Apr 10BEACH HOUSE’s live show doesn’t sound much different from the records and they played a nice, slow set.
The Valerie Project - Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA) - Saturday, April 5, 2008
Apr 6Philly-based ensemble provide a live score to a singular film.
Boredoms with Black Pus and Soft Circles - Starlight Ballroom (Philadelphia, PA) - Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Apr 3If BOREDOMS ever come near you, don’t hesitate to see them. There’s no one else on earth even remotely like them.
The Boredoms with Northampton Wools - The Paradise (Boston, MA) - Saturday, March 29, 2008
Apr 2Boredoms drum Boston straight into self-actualization
Caribou with Fuck Buttons - Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA) - Saturday, March 29, 2008
Mar 31The two-drummer setup reminded me of THE FALL circa 1982-1983 or BUTTHOLE SURFERS in their prime.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of May 4
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For Against – Shade Side, Sunny Side (Words on Music)
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Sloan – _Parallel Play _ (Yep Roc)
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The Replacements – deluxe reissues of their first four LPs (Twin/Tone/Ryko/Rhino)
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Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs (Atlantic)
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Willie Nelson – One Hell of a Ride box set (Legacy/SonyBMG)
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Black Watch – Icing the Snow Queen (Eskimo)
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The Effigies – Reside (Criminal IQ)
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Secret Shine – All of the Stars (Clairecords/Tonevendor)
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The Libertines – Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Libertines Music)
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The Wedding Present – El Rey (Manifesto)