A brief overview of some of my music-related articles and other places you may find me:
A.V. Club Chicago:
Paddling Ghost: Last-minute Halloween costume’s inspired by Dan Deacon’s tour:
The secret optimism of the depressing Eyedea and Abilities:
Rapper Juiceboxxx battles the world:
The Boston Phoenix:
Sunny Day Real Estate reunion:
Bostonist:
Cymbals Eat Guitars at Great Scott
Team Robespierre at the Middle East Upstairs
Super Secret Summer Surprise with Dan Deacon at the ICA
Joe Lally and Glorytellers at the Middle East
Gogol Bordello at House of Blues
TV On The Radio at House of Blues
Split/Signal at The Center for Arts at the Armory
Peelander-Z at the Middle East
Vivian Girls at the Middle East
Mike Watt and the Missingmen at TT’s
Interview with Stephen Brodsky – Cave In Ends Hiatus
Enter Shikari at Harper’s Ferry
Parts & Labor at Oxfam Cafe Review/Interview
Nettle at Slosberg Music Center
Dropkick Murphys at House of Blues
Review/Interview: Pattern Is Movement, Maps & Atlases
Perfect Lines:
I run my own little music blog called Perfect Lines. Check it out here.
Rock Sound Magazine:
March 2009, Issue 120:
June 2007, Issue 97:
True/Slant:
I’ve been a music and culture blogger at True/Slant since October 2009. You can check out my blog, Ex-Spectator, at True/Slant.
The Washington City Paper:
One Track Mind: Imperial China:
Past Work:
So many publications, so little time: this is just a small sampling of the many articles I wrote for half a dozen student-run university publications (The Justice, The Hoot, The Blowfish, Lies and the Louis Lunatic. Ok, so one short of a half dozen):
The one where I expressed shock at the fiscal irresponsibility of putting on a State Radio concert
The one where I listed my top ten albums of 2007
The one about Radiohead’s In Rainbows
The one where I listed my top ten albums of 2006
The one where I compared Girl Talk to the Hulk after hosting a show of his
The one where I had a pizza party with Oh No! Oh My! and then hosted their concert
The one about TV On The Radio’s Return To Cookie Mountain
The one about OAR that upset the group that brought said band to campus
The one about Say Anything’s …Is/Was A Real Boy
The one where I listed my top ten albums of 2005
The one where I interviewed drummer Jason Finn from Presidents of the United States of America