The act of the soft spoken elegance of Montreal's Parc Jean Drapeau all but fading, to make way for the shredding, punk rock stylings of Shane Murphy, was only the first in a weekend-long series of entirely ironic, mostly...
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Day One of Montreal's Osheaga Music Festival saw an amazing line-up. ... -
After a long flight in the morning, spent most of the day of Day One in lines for various badges & wristbands I wasn't going to use, but spent the night rooted at Stubb's for some must-see acts.... -
The new monthly series at the Guggenheim, 'It Came From Brooklyn', kicked off with The Walkmen, High Places & Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band. ... -
Last year's indie radio campaign Free Yr Radio releases a diverse benefit compilation for a low, low price. ... -
The Walkmen rocked a full house of friends to close out 2008. ... -
On You & Me, The Walkmen don’t reinvent their signature, scratchy, dance hall sound, but they do tweak up the sadness, more sad-sobering than happy-drinking. ... -
After starting late on Day Three, QRO hit Day Four as early as possible - and still rocked well into the A.M. ... -
Indie rock has some amazing talent, drummers not to be excluded. Unfortunately, they're generally ignored when it comes to press and credit. Some of them function as their entire percussion sections, most drive the rhythms, and a...