16
Nov
Higher and Higher
I’ve been to shows, but not THAT show.
Sure, I could expound forever on the trope of a Bruce
2 min read
Brendan Hilliard
14
Nov
These Projectors Need Cleaning
Dirty Projectors at Bottom Lounge, Friday, November 13, 2009
Dirty Projectors’s Friday night show at Bottom Lounge was a
1 min read
11
Nov
A Tale of Two Rock Shows
The Mountain Goats, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Metro
The Mountain Goats played to a mostly packed crowd at Metro
2 min read
21
Sep
Tad Kubler: The obviate media Interview
Interview by Brendan Hilliard
Editorial Assistance by John Nagle
obviate spoke to The Hold Steady’s Tad Kubler last week
15 min read
10
Aug
The Gaslight Anthem @ Double Door 8/8/09
Out in a sea of Gaslight Anthem fans – especially those at the Double Door Saturday evening – there’s a meshing
3 min read
23
Jul
Portrait of the Author as a 10-year-old
After years of searching, I’ve found the Holy Grail of my personal writings.
It’s the ‘Goosebumps’ Journal I
2 min read
14
Jul
Buses, Trains and Automobiles
I’m always out of town now. I’m constantly documenting where I’m going and what I’m doing
2 min read
13
Jul
Around The World In Three Days (Spread Apart by Three Weeks)
I get asked often “Why do you keep going to Hold Steady shows?” After thirty-two of them since October
1 min read
04
May
Jason Anderson: The obviate media Interview
Very few musicians can match the pure joy that emanates from Jason Anderson. If you are unfamiliar, you probably should
6 min read
14
Apr
Dinosaur Jr. at Otto's - DeKalb, IL 4/11/09
Dinosaur Jr.’s choice to play DeKalb, Illinois, a town 65 miles west of Chicago was a weird one. Then
2 min read