June 2011

Event Reviews

The Airborne Toxic Event

Stan Kruslicky takes in The Airborne Toxic Event and Voxhaul Broadcast show at Orlando's Beacham Theater.

Guitar-slinging, torch-singing sensation Anna Calvi has been lighting up the Western Hemisphere this year in support of a stunning debut album. Steve Stav was lucky enough to witness her act firsthand, and came to his senses long enough to file this report.

Face to Face

Face to Face are together again after a break-up that didn't stick. Orlando fans, like Jen Cray, reap the benefits of their reunion.

Los Amigos Invisibles

A decade of anticipation does not go to waste when Los Amigos Invisibles bring el espectaculo to Orlando, as Ian Koss can attest.

Nashville Pussy

Country, hardcore, and power punk make for an eclectic crowd and evening -- still, Carl F Gauze enjoys the unique twist of Nashville Pussy.

Owl City

Owl City brings fan-friendly melodies, moody lighting, and hologram rappers (!?!) to Orlando's House of Blues. Stan Kruslicky can get down with the tunes and the lights, but draws the line at holographic musicians onstage.

The Legend of the Seagullmen

Pad Thai, Richard Pryor, a metal madman, and masked musicians: The Legend of the Seagullmen invaded Cocoa Beach. Ian Koss makes sense of it all.

Interviews

The Psychedelic Furs

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their landmark album, Talk Talk Talk, The Psychedelic Furs are taking it on the road this spring. The iconic band's co-founder, Tim Butler, chats about the album's durability, brotherhood, and having Rick Springfield as a fan in an interview with Steve Stav.

Music Reviews

Emmylou Harris

Hard Bargain (Nonesuch Records). Review by James Mann.

Empty Space Orchestra

Empty Space Orchestra. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Friedman & Liebezeit

Secret Rhythms 4 (Nonplace Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

John Frusciante

Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt (American Recordings). Review by Eli Didier.

Lee “Scratch” Perry

Rise Again (M.O.D. Technologies). Review by James Mann.

Machine

Redhead (Rekids). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Melvins

Sugar Daddy Live (Ipecac Recordings). Review by James Mann.

Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica

Third River Rangoon (Exotica For Modern Living). Review by Carl F Gauze.

MUTEMATH

Mutemath (Warner Bros. Records). Review by Eli Didier.

Nazareth

Big Dogz (Eagle Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Peter Bradley Adams

Between Us (Mishara). Review by Andrew Ellis.

R.E.M.

Collapse Into Now (Warner Bros. Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Ray Charles

Live in Concert (Concord Music Group). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Roy Orbison

The Monument Singles Collection (Legacy Recordings). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Surf City

Kudos (Fire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Temporary Resident

Imaginary Cities (Hidden Pony Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Black Keys

Brothers (Nonesuch Records). Review by Eli Didier.

The Chemical Brothers

Hanna: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Back Lot Music). Review by Laura Pontillo.

The Greencards

The Brick Album (Darling Street Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

The Pauses

A Cautionary Tale (New Granada). Review by Jen Cray.

Thelonious Monk Septet

Monk's Music (Fantasy). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Urge Overkill

Rock & Roll Submarine (UO Records). Review by Sean Slone.

Print Reviews

Rainbow Pie: A Redneck Memoir

Joe Bageant was a redneck Mark Twain, and his final work is both memoir and eulogy.

Screen Reviews

Anywhere, USA

Quentin Tarantino thinks this is moving. Carl F Gauze isn’t along for the ride.

Brian Eno: The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1971-1977

The legendary creative force that is Brian Eno is detailed in this long overdue and fascinating documentary.

The Red Chapel

Danish Comedians invade the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and act out some subversive performance art. The North Koreans do not "get" it.

X-Men: First Class

Black Continentals, Las Vegas, the Cold War, and scantily clad, lethal women. A new James Bond movie? Nope. The retro-set prequel to Marvel Comics' most popular franchise is full of surprises -- and Ink 19's resident mutant, Steve Stav, tries not to spoil too many of them in his review of X-Men: First Class.