Album Reviews
Dan Mangan
Nice, Nice, Very Nice
Posted September 8th, 2010 by BVaz
Dan Mangan is a Canadian artist who kind of came out of nowhere to show up on this year's Polaris Prize list due to his ...
B.o.B
B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Posted September 7th, 2010 by BVaz
Certainly one of the biggest breakthroughs this year has been the success of Decatur, GA rapper B.o.B (aka Bobby Ray) and his hugely successful debut ...
Villagers
Becoming a Jackal
Posted September 2nd, 2010 by BVaz
Villagers is largely the work of lead singer/guitarist Conor O'Brien and this is their debut album titled Becoming a Jackal. I have to admit ...
Film School
Fission
Posted August 31st, 2010 by BVaz
Fission is the third album from Los Angeles-based alt-rock band Film School and finds them further perfecting and honing that hazy, noisy and My Bloody ...
Eels
Tomorrow Morning
Posted August 27th, 2010 by BVaz
Eels is the moniker for Mark Oliver Everett and this album is the third in a trilogy of albums he has released all pretty closely ...
S. Carey
All We Grow
Posted August 26th, 2010 by BVaz
One of the best albums in recent years was Bon Iver's terrific For Emma...Forever Ago from 2008. Bon Iver was basically considered to be ...
Concert Reviews
Built To Spill – Granada Theater – 8/11/10
Posted August 16th, 2010 by BVaz
Boise's indie/alternative rock legends Built To Spill rolled into town to play the Granada last week coinciding with the venue's sixth anniversary party. Built ...
Maps & Atlases – The Loft – 7/25/10
Posted July 29th, 2010 by BVaz
Maps & Atlases just released a new album, their first full-length called Perch Patchwork recently and they are out hitting the road in support of ...
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Palladium – 7/5/10
Posted July 8th, 2010 by BVaz
The exultant hippie blues of up and comers Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros was on full display at their show at the Palladium, and ...
Mumford & Sons / The Middle East – House of Blues – 6/10/10
Posted June 15th, 2010 by BVaz
The love between crowd and band was on full display as UK's breakout folk-banjo-rock band Mumford & Sons took to the small stage at House ...
LCD Soundsystem – Palladium Ballroom – 6/9/10
Posted June 14th, 2010 by BVaz
Wow is all I can say. Once again James Murphy and crew melted my face clean off with the greatness of the LCD Soundsystem ...
Beach House – Granada – 4/21/10
Posted April 29th, 2010 by Daigle
Beach House is not for everyone. But Beach House is a band I absolutely love. Which is why it completely shocked me that they sold ...


















