Steve Steward
Defending the Fortress
I don’t have any opinions about Diplo in the way that I don’t have any opinions about guanine or sheet rock. My assumption about...
Andy Pickett’s Ordeal
I had this thought at MASS on Sunday night as psychedelic Austin-based prog-rock band White Denim ripped through 90 minutes of technically flashy, inventively...
R.I.P. Kevin Short
Like most news, I learned about Kevin Short’s passing from a casual glance at my phone. It came last Monday, December 30, and I...
Top 5 Shows
1) Shipping and Receiving (201 S Calhoun) has a truly venerable band playing tonight (Thursday), none other than the Skatalites. To quote this informative...
The Ghost of Concerts Future
It is now officially the holiday season, and the exhortations to buy local are undoubtedly zigging and zagging across your social media feeds like...
Banding Together
A few weeks ago, I watched this, all-women, Brooklyn-based, reverb-rock quintet totally captivate a half-full Gas Monkey Bar & Grill with their up-tempo take...
Eric Osbourne’s Melancholy Shades
This probably goes without saying, but I think the context of where, when, and how you consume music is crucial to how you appreciate...
Top 5 Shows
1) Here’s a description from the invite to MASS’s Friday night show: "A night of experimental Art, punk, doom + gloom and maybe a...
The Straits Move Forward
After trying on several ill-fitting ledes for this column, I’m just going to hang the story on this boxy, size-large Gildan t-shirt of a...
Top 5 Shows
1) Friday night at Lola’s (2736 6th St): Panic and LeCure, tribute acts to the Smiths/Morrissey and the Cure. I feel like if you’re...
