By:
On:
In: _CD Reviews 2009, Album Reviews
With: 0 Comments

The Flaming Lips – “Embryonic”WEA/ Reprise Records-out now The much-anticipated double-album from the nigh-underground indie outerspace rocker trio (whew!) is out. The Flaming Lips test the bounds with a dark, spacy concept album that seems to take its inspiration from the ending to Kubrik’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”; that is to say, don’t expect the tight, orchestral twinkle of “The Soft Bulletin,” or the brilliant playfulness of “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.” Those crowds may be fairly disappointed, but those who will find themselves tickled are the early listeners to the Lips: these tracks play homage to their original outsider, discordant sound, and show theRead More →

By:
On:
In: From the Management
With: 0 Comments

Hello night-time blogophiles,Just got back from a crazy weekend including turtles and possibly a European country. To summate: Trampled by Turtles did a fantastic set, had the crowd cheering for them, and I bid them many welcomes and farewells and good lucks. Some incredible bluegrass stuff going on there; even got a signed t-shirt! Portugal. The Man had a great opening act (really nice dance tunes), and though I didn’t much care for the outer-space jams of Drug Rug, P.TM definitely pulled the night through with some fantastic tunes. My only complaint is that I lost a good percentage of my hearing.So, this week: goingRead More →

By:
On:
In: Interviews, Portugal. The Man - 10-13-09 Interview
With: 0 Comments

The band with a penchant for punctuation are back with a fourth album. In case you haven’t heard, the Wasila, AK-born quartet have been making waves with ’60s pop-inspired “The Satanic Satanist,” released in July of this year. I got to stake out a few minutes with this busy band to talk merch before their upcoming concert at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston (10-18-09 at 8:15p, $15 www.livenation.com). Bassist Zachary Scott Carothers reveals what it’s like to be psychedelic in a recent phone interview. (Photo, L to R: Ryan Neighbors – keys, percussion, Jason Sechrist – drums & percussion, John Baldwin Gourley – guitarRead More →

By:
On:
In: Interviews, Trampled by Turtles - 10-13-09 Interview
With: 0 Comments

Minnesota’s all-string quintet make an especially hirsute stop in Fall River’s Narrows Center for the Arts this Friday (7 p doors, 8p show; $15 adv., $17 day of www.ncfta.org); needless to say, if you’re a fan of frenetic banjoing and bluegrass mandolin, you might just fit in. Coming off their fifth album, last year’s hometown-inspired “Duluth,” singer-songwriter-guitarist Dave Simonett found some time on the road to wax nostalgic about racing turtles in a recent phone interview. (Photo, L to R: Erik Berry (mandolin), Ryan Young (fiddle), Dave Carroll (banjo), Dave Simonett (guitar/lead vocals), Tim Saxhaug (bass)) MK: Where did your name come from?DS: Our mandolinRead More →