MP3: Interview – Ash
[audio:owlandbear-ash-interview2015.mp3]Owl and Bear contributor Sylvia Borgo spoke with members of Irish band Ash before their recent show at the Music Box. Continue reading…Â
MP3: Interview – Ash
[audio:owlandbear-ash-interview2015.mp3]Owl and Bear contributor Sylvia Borgo spoke with members of Irish band Ash before their recent show at the Music Box. Continue reading…Â
Just before the music started, Dave Grohl screamed “Are you ready?” from behind the giant Foo Fighters curtain. Continue reading…Â
The crowd at the House of Blues on Sunday was comprised of middle-aged people who had undoubtedly followed The Jesus and Mary Chain during its ’80s heyday — as well as a number of 20-somethings and teens, who were probably still sucking their thumbs when the band broke up in 1999. Continue reading…
Though you might find the new Caribou album, Swim, tucked in the indie-electronic aisle, frontman Daniel Snaith samples a much wider buffet of genres in a live setting. As you’d expect, you’ll hear him match up against electronic contemporaries like Vitalic, Animal Collective, and even Paul Van Dyk, but a good portion of the show also has the wider influences featured on earlier albums. His previous album, Andorra, had vintage tributes to The Mamas and The Papas (if backed by the relentless drums of, say, Dave Grohl) as well as indie-style jams that evoke My Morning Jacket or Wilco on an experimental kick. Last Thursday at the Casbah, Snaith tied up this diverse palette with a fat beat and dropped it all over a late-night dance party. Continue reading…