Category Archives for Show Review
Top Shows of 2011: IWTAS Staff (and Infographic!)
Welcome to our annual Top Shows series. We asked local musicians, media folk, and our fearless readers to submit their top 3 concerts of 2011. The only requirement for these submissions was that the show must have happened in 2011. … Continue reading
Top Shows of 2011: Readers
Welcome to our annual Top Shows series. We asked local musicians, media folk, and our fearless readers to submit their top 3 concerts of 2011. The only requirement for these submissions was that the show must have happened in 2011. … Continue reading
Top Shows of 2011: Media
Welcome to our annual Top Shows series. We asked local musicians, media folk, and our fearless readers to submit their top 3 concerts of 2011. The only requirement for these submissions was that the show must have happened in 2011. … Continue reading
Top Shows of 2011: Musicians
Welcome to our annual Top Shows series. We asked local musicians, media folk, and our fearless readers to submit their top 3 concerts of 2011. The only requirement for these submissions was that the show must have happened in 2011. … Continue reading
Beirut @ The Pageant with Lætitia Sadier
Sunday, October 9th, 2011. “I’ve never seen so many smiles at once!” If Lætitia Sadier was faking astonishment, she’s a really good actor. And if she wasn’t? Shame on every audience who’s ever watched her perform. Like a quirky cross … Continue reading
Fruit Bats, Vetiver, and Fairchildren at Off Broadway
When you’re in a familiar place like Off Broadway, sometimes a band seems familiar even though you’re positive you’ve never seen them before. That was the feeling I had when I first laid eyes on Fairchildren Monday night. As I … Continue reading
3 Night Stand at Old Rock House: Night 1
A relatively mellow, mixed crowd was treated to an upbeat and endearingly imperfect set by Australia’s An Horse on Sunday evening at Old Rock House. “Where we’re from [Brisbane, AUS], when it rains, no one goes outside. Because when it … Continue reading
Dark Dark Dark + Pillars and Tongues @ Off Broadway
There are two families of people in the world: Those who enjoy a good, meandering, crazy guitar solo, and those who use the term “guitar wanking” on a regular basis. Not gonna lie, I generally fall with the latter. … Continue reading
THE PIRATES OF YOUR HEART — Pearl and the Beard
August 31st, 2011, Jefferson Warehouse. We didn’t hear about this show until well into the afternoon (thanks Karl!!). I’d never heard of them before, and I mused to the messenger, “Pearl and the Beard? Is it a pirate band?” @PEARLntheBEARD’s … Continue reading
The Elephant in the EP: An Interview with Elsinore
I’ve spent the last couple days breezing through Elsinore’s discography, and I appreciate their sound for a myriad of reasons. It’s unconstrained pop, but neatly packaged, both musically and visually. Ryan Groff’s lilting vocals provide buoyancy to tracks with serious … Continue reading
