Reviews

Thicker Than Water: Music From A Film By Jack Johnson And The Malloys

Shane Handler January 26, 2004 No Comments

Not to be confused with its soundtrack follow up The September Sessions, Thicker Than Water serves as Jack Johnson’s coming out party – as filmmaker and musician. Although the film is defined as a collection of images and memories hauled in for an eighteen month journey through the North Atlantic, South Pacific and the Bay of Bengal; Johnson’s music plays a small part in this compilation featuring ten different artists.

Badfish 0/26/2004: Higher Ground – Winooski, VT

Matthias Buchholz January 26, 2004 No Comments

If you you never had the chance to check out 90’s ska-rock heroes Sublime, cover band Badfish is the next best thing. If you wanted to hear any Sublime song, Badfish played it convincingly well, as even a version of “Daterape” got the girls dancing on stage.

Hamsa Lila: Gathering One

Brian Gearing January 19, 2004 No Comments

From the first glance at Gathering One

Phish – New Years Run: American Airlines Arena Miami, FL 12/28/03-12/31/03

Kenny Bohlin January 19, 2004 No Comments

Phish is on the musical rise. If they were in a rut before the hiatus they have certainly broken through now. Even the lighting, always so perfect and well done is coming into new levels of excitement, stretching out into uncharted territory during this most recent New Years run in Miami.

Vida Blue & The Spam Allstars 1/12/2004: Higher Ground – Winooski, VT

Shane Handler January 16, 2004 No Comments

With origins stemming from a recent visit by Page McConnell to Miami, Vida Blue and the Spam Allstars quickly developed a working relationship, which in turn culminated with a new collaborative album, The Illustrated Band, and a subsequent short winter tour. The seven-strong Spam Allstars played lead to Vida Blues’ groovy foundation, making this two set shows quite the memory.

The Desert Fathers: The Spirituality

Dan Bliss January 15, 2004 No Comments

What took almost four years and seven studios to record, The Spirituality aptly leads the listener on a quest for inner peace and eternal life with songs revolving around an introspective dream-state. But the music is definitely not for the casual listener, as the abstract rhythms and convoluted vocals can border on distracting as opposed to mesmerizing.