On Saturday, the world will once again mourn the loss of Kurt Cobain: tomorrow, February 20th, would have been his 49th birthday. Without a doubt, the Nirvana frontman is one of the most influential and legendary figures in the history of rock music. In a few short years (roughly five), he made his Seattle garage […]
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TONIGHT: Kestrels, The North Lakes, Motherhood
kestrels My favorite band in Yarmouth last weekend was Kestrels, who played a roaring set at 1am in a hotel ballroom that ended with Chad Peck throwing his guitar across the stage. That poor guitar. You can witness the essence of Chadmania (TM) for yourself tonight at Tribeca when the band plays with The North […]
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Local Music for Local People
if any of you can guess what movie this is from, you get a snack. A few bands round here have kicked off the New Year by putting their music online for you. Some choice tracks include Husband and Knife’s sonorous cover of Joy Division’s “Disorder” at husbandknife.bandcamp.com, Quivers’ ripping “Graveyard” from http://quivers.bandcamp.com and a Kills-perfect “Death Rattle Blues” from Cursed Arrows at cursedarrows.bandcamp.com. You can also check out songs from Jon McKiel’s Confidence Lodge (officially coming out Feb 5) at jonmckiel.bandcamp.com. The album was recently lauded by Herohill as one of the best of 2011. You can buy individual