Category Archives: reviews

Album Review: of Montreal – “False Priest”

Posted on August 28, 2010 by quartertonality

Kevin Barnes and company are back with another album full of arty, psychedelic tunes. This time out they have employed the help of producer Jon Brion to bring us 13 over the top tracks that showcase an affinity for funk … Continue reading →

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Album review: Titus Andronicus – “The Monitor”

Posted on August 7, 2010 by quartertonality

When it comes to Titus Andronicus’ “The Monitor” there is no such thing as hyperbole. There simply isn’t a way to describe this album well enough to get across the point of how amazingly complete, perfectly executed, and complex it … Continue reading →

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Show review in brief: The Flaming Lips at the Lewiston Artpark (July 22, 2010)

Posted on August 2, 2010 by quartertonality

I see this show as a conclusion to the just about 2 weeks of insanity that I put myself through that started with Titus Andronicus in Buffalo on the 13th and continued through Pitchfork in Chicago. What a way to … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Paul A. Rosales – “Wonder Wheel I”

Posted on July 28, 2010 by quartertonality

With his debut solo album Paul A. Rosales creates a complex sound world that completely envelopes the listener from first track to last. With an understated guitar pushed to the background behind ever present vintage sounding synths and vocals treated … Continue reading →

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Show review in brief: Real Estate with Zola Jesus at the Subterranean, Chicago (July 18, 2010)

Posted on July 27, 2010 by quartertonality

What is one to do after 3 days of attending a major music festival? The answer is clearly to catch one of the bands that you saw at the festival in a small club setting. Real Estate played the Pitchfork … Continue reading →

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Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 2 (July 17, 2010)

Posted on July 21, 2010 by quartertonality

Saturday was the first full day of the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. All three stages are dedicated to music, all day. In case you are unfamiliar here is a very brief overview: Main stages (A and C stages) alternate … Continue reading →

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Shows in Brief: The Bottom Lounge, Chicago (July 16, 2010)

Posted on July 20, 2010 by quartertonality

After a full day of festival-ing at Pitchfork we walked down the street a few block to the Bottom Lounge to catch a show by Liars (who had already played an awesome set earlier in the day). Opening was Chicago … Continue reading →

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Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 1 (Friday, July 16, 2010)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by quartertonality

Friday, July 16, 2010 was the first day of the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. The festival is growing year after year from it’s 2 full day beginnings in 2006, to their collaboration with All Tomorrow’s Parties in 2007-2008 that … Continue reading →

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Shows in brief: July 15, 2010 at The Empty Bottle in Chicago

Posted on July 16, 2010 by quartertonality

Managed to catch 3 bands at The Empty Bottle last night, in Chicago. The triple bill featured The Midwest Beat, John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives and headliner Jack Oblivian & The Tennessee Tearjerkers. First up was The … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Hippo Campus – “Glass”

Posted on July 15, 2010 by quartertonality

Hippo Campus is the solo project of  Makan Negahban, who also plays with a band called Blips. With the EP “Glass” he has created music that is at once ambient, glitchy, trippy, deep and mysterious. Laden in echo the songs … Continue reading →

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