Month: June 2012

The Cult

Event Reviews

The Cult turns the House of Blues in Orlando into the House of Good Mojo, not only delivering a killer set themselves, but allowing for Florida fans to get their first taste of a brand new stage of Against Me.

The Mars Volta

Event Reviews

The lightning and thunder of The Mars Volta fires up Yifat Grizman in Tel Aviv, but it’s openers Le Butcherettes that blow her mind.

Eddie Rabbitt

Music Reviews

13 Original #1 Hits (Rhino / Real Gone Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Puscifer

Event Reviews

Puscifer is Maynard James Keenan’s bridge between the industrial, the electro, and the Arizona desert. Jen Cray tries to make sense of it all, gives up, and just relaxes into the strange psychedelia of their performance.

Brave

Screen Reviews

Pixar re-imagines the “Disney princess”… or does the Disney princess get a dash of Pixar? It doesn’t matter, says Steve Stav, who predicts that gingers, archery, and tartan will reach peaks of popularity this summer. He tosses a few more cabers in his review of Brave.

Man Man

Event Reviews

Man Man and the battle of Raleigh Moncrief: Hipster night at The Social, or a galactic group of multi-instrumentalists that give Jared Campbell hope for the state of music? You decide.

Cowboy Copas

Music Reviews

Complete Hit Singles A’s & B’s (Starday/ King / Real Gone Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Dandy Warhols

Event Reviews

May Terry gets lost in the neo-psychedelic haze when the Dandy Warhols play live at Irving Plaza.

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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.

Dark Water

Dark Water

Screen Reviews

J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.