Live Review: Mac and Jim (Superchunk) @ Ottobar — 7/14/21

Posted on 07/19/2021 by David LaMason in Live Review and tagged acoustic, indie rock, Jim Wibur, Mac McCaughan, Merge Records, Ottobar, superchunk.

MacJim13 — ***Mac and Jim of Superchunk bring the music back to the Ottobar on July 14, 2021. (Photo by David LaMason)***

Not to sound like a Doubting Thomas, but as recently just a few months ago, I don’t think I would have believed it. But Wednesday night, I found myself walking into the Ottobar for the first indoor club show I’ve experienced in nearly a year and a half. Definitely the longest time I’ve gone without stepping foot in the my home away from home in probably 20 years. But if there was a show that bring us all back home it was seeing Mac McCaughan and Jim Wilbur of Superchunk on that raised stage, playing to a rapt, and vaccinated, audience that night.

Livestream Preview: Elliot Moss @ LPR.TV, 11/21/20

Posted on 11/19/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Elliot Moss, indie rock, indietronica, Le Poisson Rouge, livestream, LPR.TV, New York City.

Elliot Moss (Photo by Kevin Condon)

Earlier this year, electronic artist Elliot Moss released a Change in Diet, his third studio album. Catch Elliot playing his new songs in a livestream show on LPR.TV on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Livestream Preview: Juanita Stein @ Brighton Electric, 11/1/20

Posted on 10/29/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged England, indie rock, Juanita Stein, livestream.

Juanita Stein (Photo courtesy the artist)

Juanita Stein confirms a special, full band, live show from Brighton’s Electric streaming on demand for 24 hours starting on Sunday, Nov. 1 via Dice.

The show follows on the heels of Juanita’s third solo album, Snapshot, released recently via Handwritten Records.

Live Review: Cat Janice @ Jammin’ Java – 9/18/20

Posted on 09/22/2020 by Mark Caicedo in Live Review, Local Spotlight and tagged Cat Janice, DC, indie rock, Jammin' Java, soul.

Cat Janice performs at Jammin’ Java on Sept. 18, 2020. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)

Fierce!

Cat Janice’s simultaneously powerful and subtle voice took center stage at Jammin’ Java on a recent crisp fall day and it figuratively blew the roof off the place. In a single word, it was indeed “fierce!”

Cat won the 2019 and 2020 Washington Area Music Award (Wammie) for Best Rock Artist/Group. Clearly, audiences are taking note of her songwriting, performing, and vocal talents.

Song of the Day: “The Healer” by KT Tunstall

Posted on 05/04/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged California, folk, indie rock, KT Tunstall, Los Angeles, Song of the Day, Zoe Bell.

KT Tunstall (Photo courtesy Facci PR)

KT Tunstall was asked to provide her soundtrack from her friend Zoe Bell the legendary Hollywood stunt professional who organized an all-female Hollywood quarantine Fight Club — #BossBitchFightChallenge.

Livestream Preview: Cat Janice @ Sixth & I Living Room Sessions, 5/8/20

Posted on 04/29/2020 by Parklifer in Local Spotlight, Preview and tagged Cat Janice, DC, Facebook Live, indie rock, livestream, Sixth & I.

Cat Janice (Photo courtesy the artist)

DC indie rocker Cat Janice performs in a livestream on Facebook as part of Sixth & I Living Room Sessions on Friday, May 8.

Live Review: Guided by Voices @ Black Cat — 12/7/19

Posted on 12/10/2019 by David LaMason in Live Review and tagged Black Cat, GBV, Guided by Voices, indie rock, lo-fi, Ohio, Robert Pollard, Rockathon Records.

Guided by Voices performs at Black Cat on Dec. 7, 2019. (Photo by David LaMason)

There are things that are on almost everyone’s bucket list, but I submit here that among all the mountain sunrises, skinny dipping, and roller coaster rides there must be a space near the top for experiencing a Guided by Voices show. There’s nothing like it.

Preview: Guided by Voices @ Black Cat, 12/7/19

Posted on 12/02/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Black Cat, GBV, Guided by Voices, indie rock, lo-fi, Ohio, Robert Pollard.

Guided by Voices (Photo courtesy Tell All Your Friends PR)

About a month ago, Guided by Voices released Sweating the Plague, the band’s third (!) new album this year. To say that frontman Robert Pollard and company are on a roll is an understatement, so catch the new stuff live and see for yourself when Guided By Voices play the Black Cat on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Live Review: Angie McMahon @ The Anthem — 11/18/19

Posted on 11/22/2019 by Matt Ruppert in Live Review and tagged Angie McMahon, Australia, Hozier, indie rock, The Anthem.

Angie McMahon performs at The Anthem on Nov. 18, 2019. (Photo by Matt Ruppert)

Something strange happens when traveling new paths, when getting a little lost. There is a fervor, a little fear, and plenty of excitement. This sensation, this blush of discovery, so often pervades the experience of new music.

And so it was for me with Angie McMahon’s music. I remember the first time I played Salt, well-past the sun’s setting but not yet in the black of night, her dusky powerhouse voice soaring out my car’s windows. I felt a little something break inside.

Live Review: Big Thief @ 9:30 Club — 11/10/19

Posted on 11/13/2019 by David LaMason in Live Review and tagged 4AD, 9:30 Club, Big Thief, Brooklyn, folk, indie rock.

Big Thief performs at the 9:30 Club on Nov. 10, 2019. (Photo by David LaMason)

Big Thief is one of those bands that is as true to the idea of a band as can be. Each time I’ve seen them, I come away with the feeling that each piece of the whole works so well together. And that cohesion over each record seems to get tighter and seem like second nature. Even when, as she did Sunday night to a sold out audience at the 9:30 Club, singer/guitarist Adrianne Lenker started the evening solo for a newish song “Zombie” (which has been in rotation for their live shows for the last year or so). The rest of the band focused their attention as if performing along through some telepathy.