Spoon – Battery Park, NYC

This past Summer Spoon played a free show at Battery Park in NYC. Rain delays kept them from starting for an hour, and forced them to finish the set early, but it was still a rocking show. It was primarily a preview show for this year’s release Gagagaga, but they included some of their better [...]

The Annuals – Eclectic but enjoyable

Mixing a melodious sound reminiscent of recent Wheat, the Annuals Be He Me is quite eclectic. On some tracks it’s electronic, and minutes later it’s indie acoustics. The one thing that I usually have against Indie music is that artists often ditch a catchy melody in favor of experimental movements in music. This one has [...]

Enjoy a Cafe Rarity

Cafe Tacuba. A rare band that you’ll only hear on Morning Becomes Eclectic on So Cal’s KCRW. They hail from Latin America, but have beautifully married their cultural roots with the Indie sound. I’ve enjoyed them for years, and then I found this one at the local library. Reves/Yo Soy is a 2000 release that’s [...]

In Case You Missed it…Charge!

Ok, so I bought this CD quite a while ago, but I started thinking about it when a student of mine in the Communication course I teach at the University brought it up in an informative speech about the Ska movement. The funny thing is, labeling The Aquabats’ 2005 release Charge! simply as “ska” just [...]

The Else – High-Powered Goodness, Rich Diversion

Ok, so it’s been out for a few months…my birthday didn’t come until this month, so I had to wait before I got this one (It’s an Indie Girl rule that TMBG cd’s that come out in the same year as my birthday must wait until my birthday before purchasing them).
So the question is, was [...]