by brightbeat | Jun 30, 2011 | music
A look back at LOLLAPALOOZA (1991-2011) Lollapalooza Year One / 1991 It’s like a flashback, reading the back of my black concert t-shirt (yes, I still have it!) – Jane’s Addiction, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Living Colour, Nine Inch Nails, Ice-T,...
by brightbeat | Jun 15, 2011 | music
MY MORNING JACKET I’ve seen Jim James amaze an audience of one hundred with just his voice and an acoustic guitar. I swear he has the power to bring the rain – he’s done it at least twice that I’ve seen. But there is no denying the elevating energy this...
by brightbeat | Jun 7, 2011 | music
REPTAR Reptar WOWed me at SXSW 2011. There is a video below… the sound isn’t great but the song will hook you. All 4 guys in the band are in a constant state of motion during their set . Lead singer/guitarist Graham Ulicny generally freaks out – in a good...
by brightbeat | Jun 3, 2011 | music
WALK THE MOON I love being at a festival, wandering up on a band I don’t know and immediately getting hooked! That happened to me this year at SXSW, with Walk The Moon. A well-balanced musical foursome, their music seems young, yet polished. Danceable and...
by brightbeat | Dec 30, 2010 | music
pathway to THE BLUES "I'm from Chicago... yes I love the Blues!" “I’m from Chicago… yes I love the Blues!” I have uttered that phrase more than once, and talked about blues music innumerable times as I travelled around the world. It’s a...
