Photo by Graham Tolbert “Baby Missiles” perfectly illustrates everything I adore about musical juxtaposition. ’80s synth pop mixed with country-rock? Yes, please. I’ll have that. The War On Drugs frontman, Adam Granduciel, has a purposefully wobbly delivery on “Baby Missiles” that reminds me a little bit of Mark Knopfler on Dire Straits’ “Walk of Life.” … Read more
On the second to last song of Old Lights’ set, which opened day two of LouFest, Beth Bombara broke a string on lead singer David Beeman’s guitar. It wasn’t the first problem the band had with their guitars throughout their well-received set — there were tuning problems as well. Those were the only issues, however, … Read more
Meet Kristin Dennis. AKA Née. Yeah, we had to consult a dictionary, too. née adj nā 1 : used to identify a woman by her maiden family name 2 : originally or formerly called As she recently told I Went To a Show, Dennis picked the name to represent her music because the creative process essentially allowed … Read more