Live Review: Beach House at Spaceland

September 30, 2008 Week Of Shows, Episode Four At no point Tuesday night at Spaceland did Beach House recall in live performance any of the carefree yet sophisticated elements so gorgeously manifested on their self-titled debut album. Instead, the capacity crowd was treated to a lifeless waltz through the group’s material, which broadly missed the late-night summer milieu […] […]

Live Review: mr. Gnome at Silverlake Lounge

September 30, 2008 Week Of Shows, Episode Three The benefit of the Week Of Shows is that even when you witness a stiff event such as Beach House at Spaceland, there are plenty of other shows to make up for it. And fortunately, earlier that same night, Cleveland’s mr. Gnome graced the Silverlake Lounge. You might suggest that […] […]

Live Review: Jimmy Gnecco of Ours, On The Rox

September 29, 2008 Week Of Shows, Episode Two There’s an old trick concert promoters pull on their patrons to ensure they make money coming and going: they kill the air conditioning to make crowded venues hotter, selling more drinks and saving money on their electric bills as a result. The sauna-like conditions at On The Rox Monday […] […]

Live Review: Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne of the Pretenders – Amoeba Music

Monday September 29, 2008 Week of Shows, Episode One Amoeba Music In-Store Performance In yet another testament to the irrelevance of the old record industry, the Pretenders are experiencing a resurgence in popularity, despite a track record of well-received but commercially short-falling albums in recent years. Arguably, liberal recurrent airplay on JACK-formatted radio stations, the re-issue of classic […] […]