2008 :: Empty's Most Favoritest

2008 :: Empty's Mixtape

Album Review :: Mason Jennings / Blood Of Man
For years Mason Jennings has been “that guy.” The folk singer-songwriter embraced by the indiest of indie crowds; the artist who isn’t so big that it’s annoying (M. Ward), is diverse enough with his sound not to be bo

11.18.09 :: Pixies @ The Fillmore
My ideal setting for seeing the Pixies would be at a dive bar in Boston or New York in the late 80’s or early 90’s (forget the fact that I would have been 10 years old). At the show on Tuesday night I tried imagining what it would have been like to see the

11.09.09 :: Holiday Shores @ Hi-Dive

11.06.09 :: Art Brut @ The Bluebird Theater
The Venue & Whatnot-------------------- It was an early fall Friday night in Denver and the hard rockin’ hipsters of this quiet mountain town were totally ready to party. Art Brut was in town, bringing their unique brand of Brit-punk to the Bluebird Theater on East Colfax with West Palm Beach’s Surfer Blood, and Denver’s own Jim McTurnan & The Kids That Killed The Man in tow. It might have been the best opportunity to get both one’s liver and ear drums blasted since Monolith. Opening Acts--------------------

Album Review :: Holiday Shores / Columbus’d The Whim
Plucky, effects-laden guitars, a wide array of percussion, and trippy, slightly off-melody lyrics highlight the latest release of Holiday Shores, a promising young group out of Tallahassee. Columbu