LISSY TRULLIE LIVE IN AUSTINPretty amazing show this week care of NYC garage-rocker extraordinaire Lissy Trullie whose unique brand of smoldering, soulful tunes took on a new life in a live setting, punching up the volume and adding depth and passion to already heartfelt songs. Playing through every single track off of her Self-Taught Learner [...]
CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES INTERVIEW
New York-based, Jersey-born singer-songwriter Charlotte Sometimes defies easy explanation. A regular on last year’s Warped Tour and a favorite of Alternative Press Magazine, some might mistake her music for scenester pop or Dashboard Confessional girl edition until they actually hear the incredibly clever, insightful, and soulful creations that are her songs. Which isn’t [...]
THE KILLERS REVEAL “HUMAN”Straight off the announcement their new LP will be entitled Day & Age comes the first leaked track from the upcoming third album from Las Vegas’ own The Killers called “Human”. Reminding of Elton John ballad with extra synth and Brandon Flowers’ warbly, emotive voice, the track finds that sensitive balance between [...]
NEW FACELESS WEREWOLVES VIDEOSThe Faceless Werewolves performed at Emo’s last Thursday and who was there but your trusty Cannibal Cheerleader, camera in tow. Here are a few videos from the night that confirm what astute listeners already know: when it comes to garage-rock in Austin, the Faceless Werewolves are the head of the pack.
The Faceless [...]
RILO KILEY PLAYING STUBB’S JUNE 16THQuite a birthday bash we had last night, thanks to all who came! In celebration of the ‘morning-after’ feeling here’s a reminder: Rilo Kiley will be playing Stubb’s on Monday June 16th as the last stop of their Under the Blacklight tour. You know we’ll be there, blogging hats on!
Here’s [...]
PETE DOHERTY OUT OF JAILOur favorite chain-smoking Babyshambles frontman is out of “Her Majesty’s pleasure” (the term used by his Myspace). According to this article Doherty served 29 days of a 14-week sentence that was handed down due to drug and driving offenses. Here’s to freedom Pete!
In other news Doherty has posted a new tune [...]
So, things seem to be tough all over, with many of CC’s favorite artists apparently falling off (or never having been) the indie rock radar and the artists being forced to turn to the fans for support. This is of course yet another sign of the way that the music industry must take on a [...]
While I don’t mean to ask such a heavy question it seems appropriate given the fact that I haven’t updated in over a month. Where was your faithful narrator? Did he himself lose the Faith? The answer is no, I was off on a venture called Geronimo Live, but unfortunately the people I worked with [...]