concert review

Shoegaze & Sexuality: M83 + School of Seven Bells

By Nadia Collado
December 3rd, 2008

A review of the concert by M83 and School of Seven Bells at Webster Hall. The show was loud, intense, and bizarrely sensual.

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concert review

The Dears Dazzle Jersey

By Nadia Collado
October 29th, 2008

Over the past month I have fallen in love with the Dears new album, Missiles. I was very excited to see them at CMJ, but that was a bust. Luckily for me, the Dears were playing a show the day before their CMJ gig at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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concert review

One Week in October: Beck & Hot Chip Live in the City

By Nadia Collado
October 14th, 2008

Beck and Hot Chip proved to be top draws in yet another robust week for music lovers in New York City, and both acts showed why their at the top of their games.

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Album Review

The Dears Explode With Missiles

By Nadia Collado
October 2nd, 2008

It has been 2 years since the last Dears release and in that time the amorphous Canadian group has gone from duo to band to duo again. As of right now, the Dears consists of its founders, Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak. And it appears that it is going to stay that way for a [...]

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Commentary

Grief Delayed: The Passing of Rick Wright

By Nadia Collado
September 20th, 2008

How in the world did no one manage to inform me that the keyboardist of one the greatest bands that ever existed had died? How is it that my friends weren’t texting me?

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Music News

Dan Deacon Dreams Up the Ultimate Round Robin

By Nadia Collado
September 15th, 2008

Dan Deacon has one colorful mind.
For those of you who have yet to hear, Deacon’s autumn tour, which will premiere in Boston on the 2nd of October, is going to be one of hell of a ball. The “Round Robin” Concept Tour, as it’s cleverly titled, consists of 2 nights, 29 artists, and one slightly [...]

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concert review

Broken Social Scene Invades NYU with Pattern is Movement & French Kicks

By Nadia Collado
September 8th, 2008

Broken Social Scene invaded NYU with Pattern is Movement and French Kicks this past Thursday, with 1/3 of the show (the BSS part) delivering the goods.

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concert review

Yo La Tengo at McCarren Pool, 8/24/08

By Nadia Collado
August 28th, 2008

The incredibly popular and beloved Pool Parties that have graced McCarren Park for the past three summers are no more. It was only fitting that the last band to grace the pool’s stage (for a free show, that is) was none other than Hoboken’s greatest, Yo La Tengo.

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