Sometimes seeing a classic performer like Bruce Springsteen can seem like nothing more than getting to check a musician off your “to see” list before they die. For instance, there’s really no other reason to see Bob Dylan now unless it’s so you can say “oh yeah, I saw Bob Dylan” twenty years from now. [...]

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What a treat we have in store for you, Lexington. CD Central assembled a great lineup for this year’s 4th of July concert downtown. Starting things off, we’ve got Casino vs Japan playing his first show in eight years. If that’s not an exclusive treat, I don’t know what is. Plus Erik’s an employee of [...]

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What strange, horrible news to wake up to… Jens Lekman revealed in his blog that he contracted the H1N1 virus while in South America. He hallucinated and then fainted on the trans-Atlantic flight home and is now under quarantine for 10 days. Seems like he’s going to be OK, but send good thoughts his way [...]

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The Morning Benders are a rad, rad pop band that have a lot of good albums under their belt. Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear/general awesomeness fame has been working with them on their new album Big Echo. I’ve talked briefly with Chris Chu of the Morning Benders and Chris Taylor of GB and they’re both [...]

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My mental jury is still out on what’s the best song of the year, but I’ve got to admit that the Dirty Projectors have a great shot with “Stillness is the Move.” It’s got all the fixtures of a song that will stay with you for a long time — namely, it’s catchy but still [...]

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I haven’t seen the Decemberists… oh, I guess since the last time they played Bonnaroo two years ago. It’s been a while. And while I used to be a Decemberists mega-fan (seeing them twice in two days, both cities over an hour from my house), these days I’ve lapsed in my love. I found The [...]

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Paul McCartney made a surprise performance at Neil Young’s Hyde Park performance this past Saturday to sing his section of “A Day in the Life.” I’ve always thought of Neil Young as a tough, unapproachable guy, but to watch him smile as Paul keeps hugging him during the song. This is a great and heartwarming [...]

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Of Montreal, the other band I always thought would do well at Bonnaroo, had one of the youngest and most energetic crowds I saw at Bonnaroo. When it comes to waiting hours upon hours to see your favorite band, no one is willing to put in the effort quite like young fans — and Of [...]

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A few weeks ago Jimmy Fallon asked viewers to tweet him with bands we’d like to see on his show. Naturally I sent him a message saying to grab Grizzly Bear. Then on Friday, my birthday, Grizzly Bear showed up and did this beautiful version of “Cheerleader.” Now… I’m not saying Jimmy took my advice [...]

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