by Michael Cimaomo | Dec 4, 2012 | Northeast Underground
Back in March of 2011, I sat down for a conversation with alternative musician Lou Barlow (see photo, middle) prior to an appearance by his group Sebadoh at the Pearl Street Nightclub in Northampton. Since that time, Barlow has returned to the Pioneer Valley on...
by Michael Cimaomo | Dec 29, 2012 | Northeast Underground
Hope you enjoyed part one of the Underground’s alphabetical round-up of the top albums of 2012. So let’s jump right in to part two. N is for the Nothing Came First EP by best new Valley band And The Kids First appearing on the Valley music scene back over...
by Michael Cimaomo | Dec 11, 2012 | Northeast Underground
John Cale Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood (Double Six Records) On his first studio album since 2005’s blackAcetate, former Velvet Underground member Cale crafts perhaps the most inviting avant-garde record listeners will hear all year. The opener “I Wanna...
by Michael Cimaomo | Jan 10, 2013 | Northeast Underground
Friday’s concert at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton was a story of two bands. Sure, you say. There was of course one opening act (Trapper Schoepp and the Shades) and one headlining act (The Wallflowers), but the story of the night went much deeper than simple...
by Michael Cimaomo | Dec 18, 2012 | Northeast Underground
Well, it’s that time of year again. It’s time for every music blog, website, and magazine worth its salt to come up with highly divisive best-of lists for readers to argue over, deride, and generally fault for not being the same as their own. Still, with...