November 19, 2010

By Kate Gamble Photo Courtesy Right On! PR We saw them last summer at the Piazza at Schmidt’s climbing up the stage scaffolding. We saw them at Lollapalooza performing in front of thousands of eager fans who were calling out their names. We even saw them on our television Read More

By Kirk Greenwood Photo by Olivia Vaughn Kill You in the Face-it’s an ironically off-putting name for a band whose upbeat, poppy sound seems to jive more with their MySpace claim of being “all around nice guys” than the morbid mental image the name conjures. The Read More

By Izzy Cihak Photo Courtesy Daffodil Publicity Martin Atkins has said that a band’s performance under the worst conditions should carry far more weight than that under the best conditions. I would like to think that the same rings true for music journalism. Conducting an Read More

By Raymond Simon Photo by Olivia Vaughn Even a casual listen to Christie Lenée’s instrumental, “Evolution,” reveals that she’s not your run-of-the-mill folkie. In a little more than six minutes, the piece skillfully blends elements of modern classical Read More

By Brian Kindle Photos by Mike Dillon Illustration by Drew Dunlap The year is 1841, and Abraham Lincoln, bearded political titan and arguably the greatest leader in American history, is having girl problems. He’s just broken off his engagement with his fiancée, Mary Todd, Read More