I want to try something a little different this week. In lieu of an album review, I want to tell you about one of my favorite rock ‘n roll front-men. In case you haven’t heard about their quasi-legendary live show prowess, My Morning Jacket has been thrilling audiences for over a decade. James Oliges, Jr., [...]
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Motley Music : Shame, Shame – Dr. Dog
August 23, 2010 – 9:43 am
I thought I would bring it back east for this installment since the west coast got all the love last week. Everyone…meet Dr. Dog. Dr. Dog…this is everyone. Now that the pleasantries are out of the way, let’s get down to business. Shame, Shame (Anti Records, ©2010) was released on April 6, 2010. Shamefully (pun), [...]
Motley Music : Yo La Tengo – Still Kicking
August 11, 2010 – 9:40 am
Rarely are indie bands formed in the 80s able to maintain the hip rep that earned them indie icon status in the first place. Well, that is, unless they’re putting out great records over two decades later. One such enigma is the group, Yo La Tengo. Formed in Hoboken, NJ in 1984, the “quintessential critics’ [...]
Motley Music : Meeting of Important People
August 4, 2010 – 11:49 am
I had the pleasure of attending Meeting of Important People’s EP release party this past Friday. Maybe it was the cool summer evening weather; maybe it was the concert’s venue (Andy Warhol Museum); maybe it was the $2 Yuenglings. Whatever the reason, it was one of my favorite concerts of the summer thus far. MOIP [...]
Motley Music : Mojo – The Heartbreakers’ Return to Their Roots
July 27, 2010 – 4:19 pm
Mojo, released on 6/15/2010 on Reprise Records, is the kind of record that a veteran band earns the right to make after nearly 35 years together. I love Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ latest release for a variety of reasons: I love it for its production methods – a live studio record with minimal overdubs [...]
Motley Music : Avett Brothers – Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise
July 19, 2010 – 11:40 am
Though it’s been nearly ten months since the release of ‘I and Love and You’, the album is still garnering the Avett Brothers new fans on a daily basis. The flawless harmonies, uninhibited energy, and spot-on production by Rick Rubin has made this the band’s most accessible work to date. Of the thirteen tracks, Head [...]
Meet Calvin : A Motley Man in Manhattan
July 13, 2010 – 6:25 am
Hello, fellow Motley Men! I’m Calvin, a 24 year old blogger originally from Ohio. I attended Bowling Green State University where I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Interpersonal Communications and Promotions which is a mixture of Marketing and Public Relations. All of that aside, I am a writer with fashion and music being two of [...]
Motley Music : Minus The Bear
July 12, 2010 – 12:20 pm
I had the pleasure of attending my first Minus the Bear show this past Saturday. If you’re unfamiliar with these gentlemen, I strongly urge you to drop what you’re doing, and check them out on the world wide web immediately. As a brand new fan, I went into the concert without any presuppositions or ideas [...]
Introducing Ryan – Our Music Columnist
July 12, 2010 – 12:11 pm
My love of music stems from the piano lessons mandated by my mother for all four of her children growing up. I have very vivid memories of her and I sharing a piano bench while I pecked at the keys. After several years, my interest in music led me to pick up the guitar and [...]
