ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN David Byrne brought his “American Utopia” tour to St. Louis last Friday, and it proved to be a show for the ages. Simply put, this was the best show I’ve seen this year, and I will make every effort to see it again. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen.
Fellow vinyl lovers in the Triangle area take note! The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University is presenting a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the culture of vinyl records through 50 years of contemporary art. The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl features work by 41 artists from around the world, from the 1960s to the … Read more
The boys who make up the New York City band, Harper Blynn, truly represent the melting pot that is the greatest city on earth. For our second installment of 10 to Spin, the band’s summer playlist does the same, melding genres, jumping decades, and crossing borders. From quirky Mexican lounge music to of-the-moment indie rock, Harper … Read more
Via Alarm Magazine David Byrne has been busy recently. After collaborating with St. Vincent on last year’s delightful art rock gem, Love This Giant, the Talking Heads’ frontman is putting heads together (no pun intended..) with yet another budding young artist. Jherek Bischoff’s compositional and arrangement skills are astounding for someone with nearly no formal … Read more
When Elizabeth Ziman of Elizabeth & the Catapult responded back with her 10 to Spin playlist, our first one of 2012, her theme of “Awesome Broken Voices” intrigued me. I started listening to Ziman’s voice back in 2010 when we featured “Go Away My Lover,” taken from her 2010 album, The Other Side of Zero, … Read more