Murder by Death Coming to the Triple Rock Social Club, April 21
February 27th, 2009
It snowed heavily here in Minnesota the last 24 hours, and I am again prepping myself for another (x3) frigid excursion against the elements, armed with nothing but my shovel. Small joys! A notification of another touring band coming to the Twin Cities. Just what I need to keep me from the cold, if only for a moment longer! Murder by Death is not what you (or I) may imagine. Many might assume a metal band, but not so. The four piece out of Bloomington, Indiana is a solid rock band with some strangely southern flavor. In fact, check out the tune below. I hear a bit of the Man in Black in there. Beautiful!
posted February 27th, 2009 at 11:10 am Concert Announcements
There is a movement occurring, some call it “minimalist,” I just call it good. Whenever I listen to an old Creedence Clearwater Revival album I hear it. John Fogerty, yes, but what I am really speaking of is that raw recorded sound minus all the digital mumbo jumbo we’ve began suckling on the last decade or so. I don’t know what Centro-Matic’s approach was in the studio, and at risk of offending them, I really don’t care. I just love the outcome. Someday I’ll get around to recording my first album and perhaps I’ll go back to listen to some of their recordings and take some notes. I’ll listen to John Fogerty too.
In a new interview conducted by 
Many, many people will welcome the return of a touring No Doubt. I among them, but what I am really hoping for in the near future is some new material reminiscent of Tragic Kingdom. I grew tired of their “hey baby, hey baby” style pop. Something about it seemed disingenuous, as if the glove was covering up a dicrepit hand as the 90′s waned. Well, U2 has supposedly busted out with some 
So many concert announcements these last couple days with such precious time, but this one probably has excited me the most. If you haven’t heard Noah and the Whale, you really, really need to begin. The entire “indie” movement (whatever that is) has been missing genuine, honest-to-goodness pop songwriting elements. Noah and the Whale get it. They understand that the same melodic lines used by Buddy Holly and the Beatles in the 50′s and 60′s still work the best today. I’m going to stop myself now before I begin a treatise on how this all dovetails into evolutionary psychology. Instead, I’m going to sit back, put my legs up on the desk, fill my coffee cup, and listen to some Noah and the Whale. You should too.
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