July 29, 2012 - 8:02pm
Neko Case was as much as stand-up comedian as she was a vocal powerhouse at Forecastle on Sunday, displaying her big voice and big personality in equal measure.
Neko Case has been a single woman making music for many years now. Before there was ever a Sharon Van Etten, Jessica Lea Mayfield, or even Zooey Deschanel, Case was letting her unearthly voice introduce her heavily symbolic, emotionally acute music to fans everywhere. At first she helmed the now...
July 29, 2012 - 8:02pm
Definition-defying Dr. Dog treated Forecastle fans to a rollicking good time, bringing their legendary live act to the Waterfront and leaving grinning fans in their wake.
Dr. Dog is one of those quirky, rambunctious bands you can’t pinpoint, stylistically or otherwise, that makes for the perfect outdoor festival experience. Not a jam band, but not a Beatles tribute act either, their newest album Be the Void has shaken off critics who claim they’re...
July 29, 2012 - 8:02pm
Pennsylvania's own Dr. Dog will provide a musical blast from the past for Forecastle attendees this Saturday, July 14, at 6 p.m. on the Mast Stage.
Pennsylvania's own Dr. Dog will provide a musical blast from the past for Forecastle attendees this Saturday, July 14, at 6 p.m. on the Mast Stage.What started as a lo-fi experiment in 1999 has evolved into a bona fide five-man rock band, anchored by the harmonic vocals of Scott "Taxi...
July 29, 2012 - 8:02pm
Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells are set to land at Forecastle's Mast Stage on Friday, July 13, at 9:10 p.m. Whether or not the festival will survive their gigantic sound, earth-splitting guitar riffs, and boot-stomping electrobeats remains to be seen.
Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells are set to land at Forecastle's Mast Stage on Friday, July 13, at 9:10 p.m. Whether or not the festival will survive their gigantic sound, earth-splitting guitar riffs, and boot-stomping electrobeats remains to be seen.The Brooklyn duo hit the...
June 28, 2012 - 4:22pm
Drummer Ira Elliot evaluates their “Popular” past, jazz-fusion and a garage revival. Catch them at Headliners this Sunday.
Music trends come in waves. Nada Surf caught a ride to recognition as fuzz-clad production became a signature trait of most 90s alternative rock. They emerged at its peak in ‘96 with the angst-driven debut, High/Low. Nearly twenty years later, “Popular” is still the most notable...
