April 2010 :: Event Reviews
Event Reviews
Beach House
Beach House lull a sold-out Chicago crowd into a pleasurable trance before sending them home to conjugate their shared ecstasy.
Butch Walker & the Black Widows
Pop music's modern-day messiah, Butch Walker delivered a headliner performance despite his opening act billing.
Dropkick Murphys
Celtic punk veterans Dropkick Murphys rip though Orlando leaving beer-sodden green mohawks in their wake.
Harvest of Hope Festival
The second annual Harvest of Hope Festival raises money to help migrant farm workers by giving music fans three days of music, mud, and mayhem.
Local H
Local H prove to doubters that they are much more than a side-note in the story of grunge, and As Good As Dead is a sorely underrated album.
Off With Their Heads
Off With Their Heads slays an early afternoon crowd in Orlando.
The Scottsboro Boys
Kander and Ebb's final musical. The Scottsboro Boys, depicts the true story of American racism in the South. Despite a mixture of eye-poppin' musical sequences and social commentary, the musical misses many cues. Julie Haverkate provides analysis.
The Thermals
The Thermals are keeping the vitality of mid '90s-styled indie rock alive and well.
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants brings a kid-friendly show to the hard Rock Live in Orlando.
Third Person (Redux)
Proto-type Theater, a performance troupe based in Brooklyn, NY and Lancaster, England, revisits themes of love, death, and fame seen through the prism of Bonnie and Clyde in Third Person (Redux).
Wanee Festival
Florida's annual Wanee Festival is a 3 day Southern-style jamfest featuring over thirty bands. The 2010 edition found The Allmann Brothers and Widespread Panic topping a bill of over 30 bands.
