Reviews

It’s a pitch-perfect and incredibly professional show, from a charismatic and talented songwriter, and the sighing crowd leave contented.

Instead, their comfortable stage presence and genuine enthusiasm, not to mention serious volume, has everyone in the room excited about just how far Songs will go in 2013 and beyond.

A surprise revisiting of Leftfield/Lydon’s banging ‘90s club anthem, Open Up, which proves that, whether aiming for the mind or body, Lydon knows the truth never misses.

The duo’s music and musicianship are way too good to be in the background while Generation My pull focus. At least it’s too turbulent for said Teenage Kickstarts to take selfies!

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The balance between dance and dialogue sequences feels too heavily weighted towards the former, and the dialogue that is there seems secondary, not in its performance, but in its composition.

Warm Bodies’ message rings loud and clear: even if you feel cold and dead inside, there’s always a chance love can bring you back to life.

Wolf is as close as we’ve heard to a fulfillment of Tyler’s promise. He’s abandoned most of the silly theatrics and learned to find value in the little things.

Pic by Rick Clifford

Thee Oh Sees’ brand of wigged-out, psychedelic-drenched garage rock has worked well for them over the years and continues to do so.

Alkaline Trio have extracted some of the emotive energy of their earlier releases and carried it off with much less angst in a package that’s catchy and more refined.