Behind the Beat: Tidings from the Ivory Tower

Behind the Beat: Tidings from the Ivory Tower

by | Sep 10, 2009 | Music

This weekend, thousands of hours of diligent rehearsal, ounces of reed-moistening saliva and kilograms of rosin culminate in the staging of the Five College New Music Festival Weekend, which features four concerts in three days. Coordinated by University of...
SoundCheck: Rock God Rides Again

SoundCheck: Rock God Rides Again

by | Sep 10, 2009 | Music

"Rock God Dave" LeClair is a firm believer in the idea that humor does, in fact, belong in music. His former long-running trio, Rock Gods From Chicopee, was known for its comically-twisted, often bizarre subject matter delivered joyfully over power-poppy,...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Sep 10, 2009 | Music

CAVOBright Nights Dark Days(Reprise)It's a little difficult to sort out whether CAVO is a rock band or a pop band. The singing, though skilled, is breathy and smacks of contrived emotion. The dirty-toned guitars play with ascending octave runs like you might find...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Sep 10, 2009 | Music

Sunn O)))Monoliths & Dimensions(Southern Lord)The seventh album from Sunn O))) serves as both the culmination of the duo's massive guitar drone sound and a surprising departure. The aptly titled Monoliths & Dimensions features four tracks that last...
Cinema Dope: French Disconnection

Cinema Dope: French Disconnection

by | Sep 10, 2009 | Film

Inglourious BasterdsWritten and directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl, Til Schweiger, B.J. Novak, Omar Doom, August Diehl, Mike Myers, and Julie Dreyfus. (R)If...