October 2010, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. Doug Martsch had to laugh. He came to the encore armed with a guitar and a song, a song the audience wanted to help
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The ThermalsThe Thermals
October 2010, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. Hutch Harris grabbed the mic and looked out into the smallish, yet devoted 40 Watt crowd. “This is a Thermals show,” he said, then
Review: Interpol, InterpolReview: Interpol, Interpol
While listening to Interpol’s self-titled fourth album for the first time, a song came on that caught my attention. It was upbeat and familiar, and I thought “finally, a song
Elf PowerElf Power
October 2010, 40 Watt, Athens, GA There are bands which persist and survive merely by continuing to work and produce at a high, constant level. It is rare when a
Public EnemyPublic Enemy
September 2010, Center Stage, Atlanta, Ga. The first time I came in contact with Public Enemy was 1988 in a house in College Park, Md. where my girlfriend at the
Review: Best Coast, Crazy for YouReview: Best Coast, Crazy for You
Crazy For You, the debut album by lo-fi surf-popsters Best Coast, is a 13-song collection with the coolness of an ocean breeze on an August day. With only one song
Review: Belle & Sebastian, Write About LoveReview: Belle & Sebastian, Write About Love
Glasgow boasts a pair of pop darlings with similar sounds, history and fan bases. While Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura (which both formed in 1996) have won legions of