all words: Andy Hess
all photos: The Internet
Let's chalk this one up to pacing, length, a lack of familiarity and weighted expectations.
Everything that...
Life happened so we're about a week late with this. Still, its a good review and good photos of good bands, so enjoy.-ed.
all photos: Jeff Martin
The New ...
all photos: Julian Vu
If you haven't seen Tortoise before, here's a tip: bring earplugs. Because they're loud. Really loud. I wore earplugs and my ears still...
all photos: Dakota Fine
all words: Andy Hess
Programming note: I'm going to start including setlists in my reviews for at least the headliners.
The Na...
all words: Andy Hess
all photos: Shauna Alexander
I haven't been in the District long, but I've noticed people here tend to support their own. Even if one...
all words: Andy Hess
all photos: Brandon Hirsch
Truth be told I was weary going into this show. Free Energy are a band that I presumably would love in a l...
all words: Andy Hess
all photos: Mark Silva from before
Let's get this out of the way: I really enjoy Eddie Argos.
There are few people in music that ar...
all words: Andy Hess
all photos: Julian Vu
It was hard not to feel a sense of deja vu while leaving the Givers show Friday night at The Black Cat. Even the ...
all words: Andy Hess
all photos: Joel Mittleman
When I spoke with Frightened Rabbit's drummer Grant Hutchison Monday we talked about how the band feels to b...
all words: Andy Hess
all photos: Julian Vu
Martin Dosh, better known as Andrew Bird's drummer, is masterful at what he does. Looping beats, keys, drums and ...
all words: Andy Hess
all photos: Brandon Hirsch
Towards the end of The Tallest Man On Earth's set Friday night at The Black Cat, the girl standing in front ...
Initially performing under her given name, Casey Dienel has been making music since 2006. Her 2010 release KAIROS is a hazy, dreamy, hypnagogic album that sucks...
Welcome to Leakage, a BYT column dedicated to listening to your favorite band’s releases weeks before the street date. Every week I’ll be giving you brief revie...
all words: Andy Hess
all photos: Shauna Alexander
Brooklyn's Xiu Xiu can clear a room in one song. Because that's exactly what happened Wednesday night at ...
Welcome to Leakage, a BYT column dedicated to listening to your favorite band’s releases weeks before the street date. Every week I’ll be giving you brief revie...
all words: Andy Hess
all photos: here and here
After all the hype surrounding Chicago's Smith Westerns, it's not hard to fall victim of the backlash th...