Concert Review: Buddy Guy at Beale Street Festival in Memphis
May 6, 2012
The Beale Street Music Festival was still muggy from the dense humidity on Saturday afternoon, but the clouds kindly tucked away the sun to provide some relief to the music revelers. The day was jam packed with acts across the musical spectrum on each
Concert Review: Evanescence at Beale Street Festival in Memphis
May 5, 2012
As night firmly settled in on day one of the Beale Street Festival in Memphis the heat didn’t seem to get the memo. Temps were still cresting 80 degrees as Evanescence wrapped their set just after midnight. The warm temperatures certainly didn’t keep the
Concert Review: Florence and the Machine at Beale Street Festival in Memphis
May 5, 2012
The 36th Annual Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival kicked off in stellar fashion on Friday, with the likes of Three Six Mafia, Megadeth, and My Morning Jacket performing. Tom Lee Park is an ideal setting for a festival, grazing Beale Street at
Album Review: Of Monsters and Men ‘My Head Is An Animal’
April 29, 2012
When I think of music from Iceland, the artists coming to mind are very bold and innovative, and probably couldn’t have come from any other corner of the world. A band like Sigur Ros is totally unique, and it’s hard to imagine anyone else
Album Review: Justin Townes Earle ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now’
April 28, 2012
The album opens with Justin Townes Earle wearing his heart not just on his sleeve, but holding it in an outstretched hand. He begins ‘Am I That Lonely Tonight’ by setting the scene of sitting alone and listening to the music of his father,
Album Review: Florence + The Machine ‘MTV Unplugged’
April 22, 2012
MTV Unplugged performances are often career highlights, and though one could say that the powers-that-be at MTV have become a wee bit less picky in recent years as far as who gets the Unplugged treatment, Florence + The Machine seems like a great choice.
Album Review: Rascal Flatts ‘Changed’
April 21, 2012
The titular opener, ‘Changed’, seems to present the case for a new and improved Rascal Flatts. If that’s the case, they’ve served it up a bit cold, with a dated sound complete with a guitar solo cribbed from any power ballad circa 1993. Maybe
Adam Lambert, Queen Show Finds New Life at London’s Hammersmith
April 16, 2012
After appearing with the surviving members of the band a twice in the past couple of years, it’s long been rumored that former “American Idol” contestant Adam Lambert will join Queen for some upcoming tour dates, and now those rumors have been confirmed. Though
Album Review: Skrillex ‘Bangarang’
April 15, 2012
Skrillex has developed a reputation, albeit somewhat in jest, for sounding a bit like a dialup modem or a dying hard drive, though his sounds are not particularly different from what is very typical of electronic music and dubstep right now. They are definitely
Concert Review: Pulp at Coachella Music Festival
April 14, 2012
So Coachella is officially in full swing this weekend and next. While we don’t have the pleasure of sweating it out in the toasty California sun and getting beer spilled on us, we can experience the next best thing – streaming of select shows