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Nightlands: Oak Island

Eric, who discussed Toro y Moi in his last post, is back for more, this time discussing War on Drugs bassist Dave Hartley’s solo project called Nightlands. One…

Frightened Rabbit: Backyard Skulls (video)

I’m ashamed to admit that my last post on Frightened Rabbit was in August 2011. I mean, we had such a good thing going. But last year’s State…

The steady evolution of Toro y Moi

Eric is in Hawaii – eating exotic foods, surfing, laughing at us peons – but he was kind enough to leave me with two posts while he’s away….

New old Rival Schools album: Found

In 2011, 10 years after debuting with the excellent United By Fate, post-hardcore outfit Rival Schools returned from a hiatus to release Pedals, a solid effort that seemed…

Ex-Mazarin frontman Quentin Stoltzfus recruits the Walkmen for new project Light Heat

It’s been a long time – too long – since I’ve mentioned Mazarin’s name on this blog. To be exact, it’s been more than six years. That was…

Incoming: Modest Mouse, April 14, Crescent Ballroom

Modest Mouse has an impressive track record of consistently keeping Arizona on its tour itineraries. At least since playing Boston’s in 1998 – and mostly likely even before…

110 Percent: Stefan Marolachakis of Caveman on the agony and ecstasy of life as a Knicks fan

The eighth installment of 110 Percent, a series in which I talk to musicians about sports, features Stefan Marolachakis, the drummer for Brooklyn-based band Caveman, which will release…

DJ Nu-Mark: Don’t Play Around (feat. Aloe Blacc and Charles Bradley)

I’ll forever have love for Jurassic 5, so even six years after the L.A. hip-hop idols broke up, curiosity pulled me back in (and now they’re on the…

Eric’s best albums of 2012

As I wrote recently, it’s been a few years since I’ve done a proper year-end list of favorite songs/albums. Thankfully, Eric – who has stepped up as a…

Cadence Weapon: Hype Man (video)

Lately, I’m constantly reminded of albums I overlooked or neglected to pay enough attention to in 2012. Cadence Weapon’s Hope In Dirt City falls into the latter category….