Ted Chase

  • Elizabeth Powell of Land of Talk : Q&A, Part II

     In part two of her in-depth interview with QRO, Elizabeth Powell treads some deeper terrain, including her home country and the pitfalls for women in music....
  • Spoon : Live

     After suffering through a torrential downpour, indie-rock all-stars Spoon, and the good folks at River-to-River, still managed to put on a show that, while shortened, was quality from the get-go....
  • Art Brut : Q&A

     In the states only a couple of days to play Highline Ballroom and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, much of English alt-pop/punk sensation Art Brut sat down to talk with QRO about fans, friends, and fame. ...
  • Annie Clark of St. Vincent, Polyphonic Spree : Q&A

     Annie Clark, the guitarist for Dallas super-collective The Polyphonic Spree, has gone out on her own as St. Vincent, with her debut solo album, Marry Me, but right before she headed out on tour, Clark sat down to talk with QRO....
  • The New Pornographers : Live

     It was our nation’s birthday and our neighbor to the north got us a great gift: a free outdoor concert by Vancouver’s own The New Pornographers. ...
  • Outdoors in New York


    This summer, there's gonna be a lot of great outdoor concerts right inside the biggest city in the world, New York.  What's more, most of 'em are totally free (QRO Free NYC Schedule)!  Here's a blow-by-blow recap...

  • Illinois : Live

     When you go to see a band with as varied a song library as Illinois, you never know quite what state they’re going to be in, but when you go see them at a McCarren Park Pool Party, you get them at their most rollicking...
  • St. Vincent : Marry Me

     From The Polyphonic Spree to Sufjan Stevens, Annie Clark has been busy, and on her solo debut as St. Vincent, the multi-instrumentalist well marries 40's-era Paris piano bar crooning to today’s high indietronica. ...
  • Spoon : Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

     On Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, indie-rock veterans Spoon stay on their forceful repeating alt-pop path, with basically a less arresting version of 2005’s Gimme Fiction – except when they channel 70’s/80’s-era Billy Joel. ...