Music
A Holy Matrimony
The Starlight Ballroom was designed for dancing. As you walk into the place, a disco ball throws deceiving patterns of colored light on the wide dance floor, informing you that you didn't come here to stand still.
Heavily Distorted Views
The Magnetic Fields, the best of singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt's many personalities, has been fairly quiet this decade.
Four must-see shows
Thursday, 1/24: Dave Elkins & Kevin Devine North Star Bar, all ages Head out to the North Star Bar for a night of acoustic jams with singer-songwriters Dave Elkins (frontman of the band Mae) and Kevin Devine.
Year in Music: 2007
Haven't been paying attention to music for the past year? Don't worry, we have. From rehab to reunions, digital downloading to living legends, 2007 was an exciting time to be a music fan.
Defibrillator
Bedouin Soundclash Sounding a Mosaic 2004 Sounding a Mosaic, the 2004 release from Canadian reggae-rockers Bedouin Soundclash, flew far below the radar when it dropped, especially in the United States.
Pussy Power
Cover albums are usually the efforts of aging musicians - the Barry Manilows and Michael McDonalds of the world - looking to make one last cash grab.
music player holiday gift guide
Picking out the right Holiday Gift for a tech-savvy college student can be a chore. Street makes it simple with the most cutting edge products for "rocking out" to that new Seattle sound.
the glass harmonica
This holiday season's most sophisticated gift for the adventurous music-lover is... the Glass Harmonica.
Never Fade Away
Little is known about the life and music of the British singer/songwriter Nick Drake. He recorded three hauntingly beautiful albums and died of an overdose - a presumed suicide - in 1974, just short of his 27th birthday.
Live From Philly
I'm so excited to see these guys," Mike says side-stage, thumbing quickly through a stack of camera tapes.
Defibrillator
A caffeinated, dancey, post-punk explosion bundled into twelve tracks and running well under an hour in length, the Dismemberment Plan's 1999 release, Emergency & I, skyrocketed the band to indie fame.
The Defibrillator
Marvin Gaye Trouble Man 1972 There was a time - before the days of Zach Braff and his sleepy iTunes playlists - when movie soundtracks were worth buying.
Brazilian Ear Wax
Join Kurt Cobain, Of Montreal, and David Byrne as a fan of Brazilian psychedelic pop band Os Mutantes.
Unofficial Soundtracks
Jay-Z's American Gangster - despite sharing the title and cover art with the titular Ridley Scott feature - came about after he was shown an early cut of the film.
A Rash You Won't Regret
I unenthusiastically put on the new Hives album, The Black and White Album, expecting to hear more of the same.
Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangster
Jay-Z is back (again) - only this time with a story to tell. He's described his latest album, American Gangster, as a "concept album," inspired by the Ridley Scott film of the same name; each track references a specific scene of the film.
The Defibrillator
The first thing Charles "Black Francis" Thompson sings about on Doolittle is "slicing up eyeballs." Having previously fed myself a strict diet of lighthearted, whimsical, gloriously wussy indie pop, I was a little shocked.
