When The Melvins come to town, they come to annihilate. They bring with them heaps of hair, grinding, sludgy noise, and this time around, not one, but two bassists. At a Melvins show, faces will be melted. On tour for their latest album, last month’s Pinkus Abortion Technician (Ipecac), Melvins staples, singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover, brought…
I had so many problems with Chairlift’s set last week at The Space in Hamden, Conn. that I don’t even know where to begin. The time in between the opener and the Brooklyn-based synthpop headliners was longer than the band’s actual set (OK, let’s start there). They kept us waiting for a little over an…
A photo posted by Mark Nussbaum (@manicproduction) on Jun 23, 2015 at 6:26pm PDT As part of his first-ever solo acoustic tour, Jim Adkins stopped by The Space in Hamden, Conn., giving audience a little bit of everything. Armed with only an acoustic guitar, the Jimmy Eat World singer played solo tunes, band tracks, and…
When Betty Who is standing in front of you, she looks like a doll. A really tall, 6’1″ doll. Her blonde bob (short on the sides, longer and fluffy on top) bounces along with her as she shimmies her way across the stage. Her creamy white skin and soothing voice, just as dreamy as the…
The last time we caught Cults on the road, singer Madeline Follin and guitarist/percussionist Brian Oblivion were playing to thousands of burnt drunkards at Dover’s Firefly Festival, braving the heat with just each other by their side. At last night’s show at The Space in Hamden, Conn., Follin and Oblivion were packing way more power.…