Tag Archives: Midwest Pride

Racking Up Plays: “Ohio” by Patty Griffin feat. Robert Plant

Posted on June 29, 2013 by

Robert Plant’s arrangement lends the song an earthy, mystical quality that makes the song seem as timeless as the titular river. Continue reading →

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Report From the Show: Cloud Cult with JBM at The Independent, SF, 05.09.13

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

I can’t think of a better show for my first outing as a dad than Minneapolis chamber-folk-electro-enviro-orchestro-pop-rock band Cloud Cult. Continue reading →

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A Taste of Things to Come: Cloud Cult at The Independent, SF

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Man, I’ve never been to a show with so little front lighting. Makes it awfully hard for your average, intrepid blogger to get decent photos from about five rows back armed with nothing but a camera phone. And that’s the … Continue reading →

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PHOTOS: Flatfoot CD release, Woodruff’s, Ypsilanti, Mich., 12.08.12

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

Sad circumstances brought me back to Michigan last week. My grandfather passed away at the age of 91. If there was a silver lining to the whole affair, it was that he lead a long, active life, and I could … Continue reading →

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Rankstravaganza: My 30 favorite tracks of 2011

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I don’t know about you, but for me, 2011 was not a year of discovery. Most of the songs that bubbled their way to the top of my most-played tracks from last year were by bands I already knew and … Continue reading →

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Racking Up Plays: “Party Crashin'” by Blacktivity

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Over some banging, reckless beats, Illtone describes the world’s biggest asshole tearing a path of destruction through a party, ranging from the inconsiderate (failing to flush the toilet) to the felonious (stealing the host’s DVDs). Continue reading →

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Racking Up Plays: “The Lark” by Timothy Monger

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

And what does The New Britton Sound sound like? Well, there’s a lot of banjo, which is a fantastic development as far as I’m concerned. Continue reading →

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Five awesome (yes, I said awesome–what of it?) discoveries at Friday’s Oakland Art Murmur

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Honestly, some of the most creative artwork I saw all night was drawn in crayon on the back of paper placemats and taped to the wall at the pizzeria. Continue reading →

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Racking Up Plays: “Just for Show” by Atmosphere

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

“Just for Show” is a document of a nasty break-up, the type of quarrel I’d sometimes hear outside my window on warm summer nights when I lived within walking distance of the downtown bars, with shouts of, “Get out my face!” and “You wanna threaten me?” Continue reading →

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Report from the show: Big ups to Minnesota hip hop with Doomtree’s Dessa, Sims and Lazerbeak at Bottom of the Hill

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

San Francisco has been a favorite tour stop for the Doomtree family for as long as there’s been a Doomtree. At least that’s what the Minneapolis alternative hip hop crew’s star female player, Dessa, told a packed crowd at Bottom … Continue reading →

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