Month: June 2000

Toxic Audio

Event Reviews

You never let a lack of equipment stop you from singing in the shower - it sounds so good, and the soap bubbles create a pleasant vibrato. The Toxic Audio crew shower separately, but sound so much better fully clothed and in the round at Civic Theater’s intimate Second Stage.

UK Subs

Music Reviews

Another ROIR cassette-only released on CD for your listening pleasure, as wel…

Virgin Suicides

Screen Reviews

Unless you did your time in the banal 70’s, you can’t imagine how refreshing …

Mouse On Mars

Music Reviews

Built by electronics but audibly crafted by little organic fingers and minds …

Sheila Chandra

Music Reviews

Although many people have become enchanted with the hauntingly lovely trio of…

Beat Science

Event Reviews

Nirav Soni reviews a double bill of two of Orlando’s foremost improvisational acts, Beat Science and Numb Right Thumb, on 4/14/2000 at Performance Space Orlando.

The Big Kahuna

Screen Reviews

Once you experience the thrill of a trade show hospitality suite, you’ll neve…

AM/FM

Music Reviews

I was scared, because the first strains of the first song made me think of so…

Joe Satriani

Music Reviews

Joe Satriani surprises his fans once again with this new twist! One is bound …

Smashing Pumpkins

Event Reviews

Simply smashing: Jen Lato caught one of the Smashing Pumpkins’ last shows before announcing their imminent break-up, at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL on May 8, 2000.

Tourniquet

Music Reviews

Depending on who’s listening, albums like Tourniquet’s Microscopic View …

Ekova

Music Reviews

Ekova is a crossbreed, like everything on Six Degrees Records. When I found t…

Braid

Music Reviews

Ahhhh, Braid. I shall miss them, now and forever. This last live album, follo…

Organ-Ized

Music Reviews

If there was ever an unsung hero of modern music, it’s the B3 organ. While te…

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Swans

Swans

Event Reviews

40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.

Eclipse 2024

Eclipse 2024

Features

The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.

Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Music Reviews

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.