Minor Alps, a collaboration by singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws (lead singer of Nada Surf), released its full-length debut album a few weeks back and shot to the top of my Most Played list on Spotify. (I don’t actually have a Most Played list on Spotify. Does that exist? If it did, this song…
Happy New Year, gentle readers! I don’t care what the fogies or hipsters say: 2012 was a great year for music. Music never dies and if you put the time and effort in, there is greatness to be had and discovered. Although this list has quite a few returning favorites, there are also some breakout…
Nada Surf kicked off their tour tonight in New York City, the same day their new album, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, hit stores. The band played with a second guitarist, Doug Gillard, and plowed through tracks from almost every album of their 20-year career. The setlist was: 1) Clear Eye Clouded Mind* 2)…
In trying to sum up Sunday’s Nada Surf show at Webster Hall, these colorful adjectives come to mind: Epic. Dynamic. Mega. Insane. Others come to mind as well, but they wouldn’t even paint a bright enough picture to describe how amazing the band was, how tight they sounded, and how professional the show was. A…
I’VE GOT MOTLEY CRUE TIX ! I’ll be seeing them March 13th, at Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, CT. I saw the Carnival of Sins tour in Hartford, as well, and decades later The Crue can still pull it off. Needless to say: I’m pumped. MSI tomorrow in Providence. Nada Surf in NYC on Sunday.…
First off, Grace Potter is hitting Toad’s Place in New Haven on Sept. 26th. Apparently, this show was just announced and serves as the off-day in between Boston and NY shows (why don’t MORE BANDS COME TO CT?). For more information on how to buy tix for the CT show, check out the Toad’s site.…