MUSIC

1/6 Herschel Stratego (pictured above), Folk The System, AM Astronaut, You Blew It @ The Camel 8pm. 1/6 Antero @ Balliceaux 10pm. 1/6 The Murder and The Harlot, Where There's a Will, Make Like Murder, Strike The Chord and Burn (pictured above, pic by Brandon...

Chromeo is hard to describe. Take your favorite Hall & Oates song, adding a 2011 talkbox vocal hook and some up-to-date synthesizer sounds, and you might come close. This is probably the only band that could play a joint show with Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates) and...

1. Conditions - Fluorescent Youth This excellent Richmond-based emo band caught my attention with their debut full-length as soon as I heard it. Months later, I'm still playing it, if not every day, then at least every week. I've written at great length about it on...

I first heard Barn Burner during their set at Belgium’s Ieper Fest. The band was a strong contrast to the majority of the metal and hardcore bands that played that weekend, with a sound more akin to heavy metal circa thirty years ago than that of today. Like Metallica...

Walking into the plush hotel lobby and sitting down next to me, Big Sean was a surprise. It was the first time I’d seen him in person, and I was surprised to discover that “Big” Sean did not stand much taller than average height. However, the Detroit native has much...

1. Taking Back Sunday reunion tour – Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ. June 22, 2010 Without a doubt, the most memorable concert of 2010. After a tumultuous past, John Nolan and Shaun Cooper forgave and forgot, re-joining the band and completing the lineup that...

This month’s playlist consists of choice cuts from my ten most-listened to albums released last year. Click each song to hear it, or go here to hear the whole playlist. Songs arranged alphabetically by height. Here goes… Black Milk - Album of the Year Rock music...

1/3 Cafe Diem Comedy Night hosted by Chris Martin (pictured above) feat. various local comedians @ Café Diem 8pm. 1/3 Naysayer (pictured above, pic by Katie Dance), Dead End Path, Stick Together, Dry Spell, Break Away @ The Warehouse (1300 School St.) 6pm. 1/3 Just...