Neil Young has a mind and songwriting form that continues to youthfully sharpen with the passing of each decade. Young’s latest release, “Fork in the Road,” is a brightly wise album of dark songs about recession and its cause, which through the old man’s eyes seems to be the car industry.
Many college students spend their time attempting to juggle school, work and partying. The Pedolzki brothers, Derrick and Johann, are no different. They just happen to also run a full-fledged production company and recording studio, while finding time to play hard and take classes at IU Southeast.
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus’ sophomore release, “Lonely Road,” is a record of pristine production and talented musicianship, but each tracks lacks cohesion with the other.
One of the most pivotal pop rap albums, “Paul’s Boutique,” wasn’t well received when it was released in 1989, but The Beastie Boys used its sample crazy sophomore effort to develop an unusually large underground following.
In 2004, Franz Ferdinand, a collection of artsy-fartsy musicians from Scotland, released their debut, self titled album and had a hit with the eclectic dance/rock track, “Take Me Out.”
The savior of neo-vintage blues/rock, independent rock pioneer and one half of the Black Keys, Dan Auerbach has been touring in support of his debut solo album, “Keep It Hid.”
Calling all hipsters, rock ’n’ rollers and deep thinking political junkies, Living Things and its latest release, “Habeas Corpus,” has the heart of Dylan and the attitude of the Stooges, but sounds like neither.
In support of its latest release, “Some Kind of Salvation,” The Features dropped into Headliner’s Music Hall to cap an evening of local-brewed music on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The members of Lucky Pineapple spent their first Sunday evening of March engaged in a three hour practice. They were attempting to work out a modified set due to the anticipated absence of one of their horn players.
With their spacey guitars, politically conscious lyrics and relentless work ethic, U2 has become one of the most popular bands ever. With their 2004 album, “How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb,” U2 sold nine million albums, earned eight Grammys and embarked on one of the most successful world tours in music history.