Email Author Christopher R. Weingarten

2009 Stories by Christopher R. Weingarten

• Thao & the Get Down Stay Down+Portland Cello Project

  published November 3, 2009

  Indie-rock slow burner Thao Nguyen is slowly breaking via the old word-of-mouth channels thanks to her infectious, cheery sound; think Motown... More >>

• Wooden Shjips+Effi Briest+Silver Summit

  published October 27, 2009

  A night of pagan rituals and acid-dabbled acoustic plucking, as the 1973 cult flick The Wicker Man gets its haunting Paul Giovanni score... More >>

• '25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert'

  published October 27, 2009

  Say what you will about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, whoever got this lineup together seriously deserves a Hall of Fame of their own. Maybe... More >>

• Fuck Buttons+Growing

  published October 27, 2009

  Fuck Buttons turn howling Casios into triumphant spectacles worthy of a Blue Angels flight show—and now they've discovered how to dance,... More >>

• CSC Funk Band

  published October 20, 2009

  You read that right. After years of motorik rhythms, !!! stiffness, and cold artbeeps, CSC Funk Band is the Brooklyn noise-punk scene's very first... More >>

• Dark Meat+Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt (CMJ)

  published October 20, 2009

  Dark Meat are hippie-punks in the classic, musty vein of Butthole Surfers or Meat Puppets—the only difference being that there's, like, two... More >>

• EyeHateGod+Pig Destroyer+Goatwhore (CMJ/Rocks Off Concert Cruise)

  published October 20, 2009

  Legendary New Orleans sludgo sadsacks Eyehategod lead off an exceptionally diverse metal bill. Hell, it would be a must-attend event even if it... More >>

• BLACK HEARTS

  published October 20, 2009

  Metal columnist Brandon Stosuy has been wrangling some unique metal shows as of late, dragging some very exclusive sulk-'n'-shred into Public... More >>

• Daniel Johnston

  published October 13, 2009

  Daniel Johnson will forever be an indie-rock cult hero, a perfectly fragile pop artist whose unsophisticated approach provides a harrowing look... More >>

• Heavy Trash+Juliana Barwick+Golden Triangle (CMJ)

  published October 13, 2009

  Once again, Panache Booking steals CMJ with a wonderful, comically overstuffed lineup of emerging art-fucks and avant-weirdos. Leading the fray is... More >>

• No Age

  published October 13, 2009

  Los Angeles sweatbomb No Age have been focusing on the "art" side of the "art-punk" equation for the better part of the year, redefining their... More >>

• Crookers+Major Lazer

  published October 6, 2009

  Italian hipsta-house duo Crookers are best known for making that Kid Cudi song even more annoying. To be fair, most of their other stuff has a... More >>

• Os Mutantes

  published October 6, 2009

  After bucketloads of reissues, championing from Byrne and Beck, triumphant reunion tours, and the unanimous approval of anyone with ears,... More >>

• TV Ghost

  published October 6, 2009

  Indiana fuck-fi band TV Ghost separate themselves from their cassettecore brethren by having the added bonus of actually being able to play their... More >>

• SUPERFUZZ BIGFLUFF

  published October 6, 2009

  Los Angeles party-punx No Age are the new model of DIY in market-crash America: a stripped-down two-person setup that can fit in the... More >>

• Teenage Jesus & the Jerks

  published September 29, 2009

  The howling, splatting, poking leading light of '70s no wave has returned for some appropriately brief and contentious shows. With a legacy that... More >>

• Tina Dico

  published September 22, 2009

  Danish-born, London-based songstress Tina Dico is best known for singing on that Zero 7 album you haven't listened to in forever. On the first... More >>

• Gary War

  published September 22, 2009

  In a year when the Internet is treating mushy, homebrewed goop like the new E chord, Gary War remains one of New York's best-kept secrets. A... More >>

• Wild Yaks+Mia Riddle

  published September 22, 2009

  Brooklyn workaholics and perennial basement show party band Wild Yaks are sure to fill the tiny confines of Zebulon with people and sound. Their... More >>

• REVENGE OF THE WORDS

  published September 22, 2009

  After reuniting in 2007 after a four-year absence, archetypal progressive rap crew Anti-Pop Consortium are ready to show off the fruits of... More >>

• Soulsavers

  published September 15, 2009

  With their last two albums, British production team Soulsavers have managed to take the moody electronica usually wasted on restaurant ambience... More >>

• A Lull

  published September 15, 2009

  Chicago's seven-member indie-folk troupe A Lull is like the current crop of Blitzen Trappers and Fleet Foxes all playing at once, making a... More >>

• Small Black

  published September 15, 2009

  Brooklyn's Small Black have a little bit of the dark wave moodiness that's been seeping up out of New York and a whole lot of the no-fi, bedroom... More >>

• Boss Hog

  published September 8, 2009

  Boss Hog, the '90s noizepunk crew turned slippery dirt-blooz crew, has been sporadically making the rounds again after an 8-year hiatus. While... More >>

• Tim Hecker+Grouper

  published September 8, 2009

  Tim Hecker's brand of drone is enveloping, suffocating, all-encompassing—a gorgeous blanket of laptop fuzz that engulfs the listener. Over... More >>