Chromewaves

CBCHere we are – another September 2, another blogiversary and another year in the books of doing… whatever this is. I have to tell you, there’s a great temptation on ...

Sargent HouseFans of Fang Island residing in Toronto can be forgiven for finding the Brooklyn combo’s Fall touring itinerary a confusing bit of tease. Following some European dates at the ...

Frank YangSyracuse’s Ra Ra Riot have found success largely by maintaining a delicate stylistic balancing act; one that relies on the sextet’s energy and musical dexterity to offset their more ...

Caleb ByersIt’s been a half-decade since Kathryn Calder joined The New Pornographers in 2005, and in that time she’s gone from handling the impossible task of pinch-hitting on tours for ...

Frank YangI can’t count the number of times (okay, I suppose via a text search I could) I’ve looked back to the evening of October 4, 2008 and shaken my ...

Frank Yang Who: The Dø What: French-Finnish duo covered hereabouts back in May who are impossible to pigeonhole and just as hard to resist Why: Released in France to wide ...

Samantha WestWho: Sam Amidon What: American singer-songwriter who ranges from dense, avant-garde orchestrations as sparse, haunting folk and all points in between. Why: Hitting the road in support of the ...

Frank YangHonestly, I’d thought that Tom Petty had retired. Between the themes of he and The Heartbreakers’ last studio record, 2002′s The Last DJ, and the victory lap of 2006′s ...

Jon BergmanNot much stops Los Campesinos!. The Welsh troupe shook off the departure of two founding members – keyboardist Aleksandra last Summer and drummer Ollie almost exactly a year later ...

JJ LevineRae Spoon’s last album, 2008′s Superioryouareinferior, may have served as the point of entry for me into the Calgary native’s works, but his fifth album was more of an ...