A great week for show announcements, as we've got indie faves The Black Lips, Cursive, Gaslight Anthem, and The Little Ones coming.Oh, and Fall Out Boy. You know, for kids.The Black Lips (above) have a druggy, melodic sound they call "psych-punk," which strikes me as something like The Stooges playing Stephen Malkmus. Cursive is a post-hardcore act from Omaha signed to Saddle Creek which is still apparently touring on the strength of a decent 2006 album, Happy Hollow. Gaslight Anthem, a favorite
Pavement have announced dates for 2010 confirming that they will be reuniting after 11 yearsThe speculation broke last night that Pavement have announced a reunion set for 2010 via the fine folks at BrooklynVegan. Not wanting to fan the flames of a fire that has not yet started, they stayed relatively speculative about the whole thing, citing a lack of concrete dates the band had agreed to play. Well that was then and this is now: Stephen Malkmus and company have confirmed that they will be p
By Frances Michelle Lopez
It takes a brave person to release an album of covers. Sure, Rod Stewart's "Great American Songbook" had some sweet old school jams, not to mention the nostalgic tracks off of the infamous Pop Goes Punk compilations, and the growing number of indie artists covering hip-hop and Top 40 in their attempt to be ironic and/or relevant. However, in 2007 singer-songwriter Jeffrey Lewis raised the bar with his album "12 Crass Songs," a beautifully arranged homage to one of
