Music
Jazz Up Your Life
On Tuesday, Feb. 19, one of the biggest names in the jam band and jazz worlds will be coming to campus.
The Defibrillator
Nico Chelsea Girl 1967 With Chelsea Girl, Nico manages to capture an entire moment in history within her voice.
Mission to Mars
The Bedlam in Goliath, the fourth full-length studio release by The Mars Volta, introduces listeners to a new sound -- a modification of the direction taken by the group on their last release, 2006's Amputechture.
Defibrillator
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf Big Shots 2003 The "hip-hop pioneer" title is generally attributed to a limited pool of late '80s and early '90s MCs, depending on subjective standards.
Deacon In Wonderland
Here are some words I'm not going to use in the following article: day-glo, nerd, neon, hallucinatory, spastic, spazz, demented, frenzy, wacky, ebullient, man-child, shenanigans, awesome.
Creatures Of the Night
It's really too bad that The O.C. was cancelled before Columbia-grads Vampire Weekend arrived on the scene.
This Week in Music
Tonight: Vampire Weekend First Unitarian Church, All Ages Vampire Weekend turns out indie-pop gems with a touch of afro-pop (see our review on page 15). These Ivy League grads just signed a deal with XL Recordings and are poised to explode on the scene.
Blacked Out Beats
If you like Hot Chip, chances are you enjoy dancing. 2006's The Warning instilled in you "the joy of repetition," and you're ready for more.
Walk a Mile in My Xius
4 Stars For a cover song to merit existence, it should enhance appreciation for the original and bring an entirely new manner of seeing, feeling and hearing the song.
The Week in Music
Thursday, 1/31: Public Enemy and The Roots The Trocadero, All Ages Go down to Chinatown and catch the Artists For Heat benefit concert, featuring hip hop legends Public Enemy and The Roots and a special DJ set from Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest.
Just The Two of Us
With the Comcast Center (now the tallest building in Center City) nearing completion, Philadelphia continues to lose its quaint charm in favor of a new-found love for the grandiose.
Defibrillator
Jellyfish Spilt Milk 1993 A brute force of power pop, the glam rockers of Jellyfish were overshadowed by flannel-clad grunge bands popular at the time of their '93 release of Spilt Milk, a symphonic gem that features heavily layered guitars, organs and Queen-like harmonies.
Vampire Weekend Review
It's really too bad that The O.C. was cancelled before Columbia-grads Vampire Weekend arrived on the scene.
The Week in Music
Thursday, 1/31: Public Enemy and The Roots The Trocadero, All Ages Go down to Chinatown and catch the Artists For Heat benefit concert, featuring hip hop legends Public Enemy and The Roots and a special DJ set from Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest.
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.
