Dispatches From CMJ, Day Three: The Lovely Sparrows, Au, Goes Cube, Villa Vina
The third day of CMJ began at Fontana’s, with Austin, TX folk-duo the Lovely Sparrows. This is one of the shows I was looking forward to, as occasional T-Sides contributor Clay Franks turned me onto them. Fans of current rising-stars the Fleet Foxes will find much to love in this pair, who also play melodic-pop-folk,...
Goes Cube @ Mercury Lounge, Friday, April 6th
Let’s be upfront, shall we? I know diddly squat about any kind of heavy/hard music. If you’d like proof, I can tell you that the first hard/heavy music I listened to was Metallica. Not Metallica circa Kill’em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, Justice for All or the Black Album, but Metallica circa Load....
Stay Tuned
Fear not, T-Sides it not dead! Some friends from Seattle are staying with me, so I’ve been busy. But I have plans for future entries, so take my word that they are on the way. In the meantime, here are a few things you should check out: 1. If you haven’t already, get caught up...
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