Email Author Becky Bartkowski

2010 Stories by Becky Bartkowski

• Jonsi @ Marquee Theatre

  published October 21, 2010

  Let's begin with the costuming: Multi-colored ribbons hang like bunched-up fringe on a deconstructed jacket, with feather embellishments and... More >>

• Ra Ra Riot @ Clubhouse

  published October 21, 2010

  Syracuse is famed for a few things: basketball, the college that has the basketball, and, according to my viewing of a Syracuse-based episode... More >>

• The Walkmen @ The Clubhouse

  published September 16, 2010

  A simple, straightforward, bullshit-free piece of work. That's what Lisbon, The Walkmen's upcoming album, sounds like. These post-punk... More >>

• The Walkmen

  published September 16, 2010

  A simple, straightforward, bullshit-free piece of work. That’s what Lisbon, The Walkmen’s upcoming album, sounds like. These... More >>

• Hanson Still Writes the Soundtrack to Good Times

  published September 9, 2010

  When I was 13 years old, my family and I moved to Arizona from Tennessee, passing through Oklahoma on the drive. Crossing the border from... More >>

• Family Fun

  published September 9, 2010

  At 13 years old, my family and I moved from Tennessee to Arizona, passing through Oklahoma on the drive. Crossing the border from Arkansas into... More >>

• Screaming Females

  published September 2, 2010

  A Screaming Females CD was delivered to my desk when I worked at a local radio station. An unabashed riot grrrl fanatic, I hosted a weekly show... More >>

• Grrrl Power

  published September 2, 2010

  Screaming Females were delivered to my desk when I worked at a local radio station. An unabashed riot grrrl fanatic, I hosted a weekly show that... More >>

• Becky Lee Is Big in Portugal

  published April 8, 2010

  I was at Eastside Records, maybe a year and a half ago, when I found myself eyeing an EP from Becky Lee and Drunkfoot. It was an eye-catching... More >>

• Becky Lee Is Big in Portugal

  published April 8, 2010

  I was at Eastside Records, maybe a year and a half ago, when I found myself eyeing an EP from Becky Lee and Drunkfoot. It was an eye-catching... More >>

• Sound Tribe Sector 9

  published February 25, 2010

  Embrace your inner middle-schooler for a moment and recall a time, long ago, when, in your young mind, the jam band genre represented something... More >>

• Matt Hires

  published February 18, 2010

  Listening to the first track from Matt Hires' debut full-length, Take Us to the Start, it's impossible to deny that the Floridian... More >>

• Oak Ridge Boys

  published February 18, 2010

  The Oak Ridge Boys took their name from a Tennessee town best known for the Manhattan Project. What started as a gospel quartet evolved into a... More >>

• The Oak Ridge Boys

  published February 18, 2010

  The Oak Ridge Boys took their name from a small Tennessee town best known as a base for the Manhattan Project. What started as a gospel quartet... More >>

• The Oak Ridge Boys

  published February 18, 2010

  The Oak Ridge Boys took their name from a small Tennessee town best known as a base for the Manhattan Project. What started as a gospel quartet... More >>

• Whisperlights: Trent Reznor’s Chair Is Not as Comfortable as You Might Imagine

  published January 28, 2010

  Sipping brews at Tempe's Time Out Lounge, The Whisperlights try to warm up on an especially chilly night in Arizona. On their table sit five paper... More >>