Free Energy find themselves in a strange new world. A fuzzy, poppy, rock 'n' roll band inspired by '70s acts like Big Star, Thin Lizzy, and The Cars, they grew up on rock. "Paul and I are both from the same small town," says Evan Wells, who started the band with his brother Scott and their friend P ... More >>
Bethany Cosentino (above) and Paul Sprangers, attracting yet more adoration. Pics by Liz, more below.Free Energy/Best Coast/Loose Limbs South Street Seaport Friday, July 23 Tonight, as with pretty much every outdoor show these days, you had a choice: melt in the sun or drown in the ra ... More >>
Free Energy's James Murphy-produced Stuck on Nothing, which finally got a digital release last week, will almost certainly make it to some tall spot on our year end list; that said, caterwauling singer Paul Sprangers live, sans Murphy, is still the best argument for the studio genius of the LCD fr ... More >>
Free Energy's Stuck on Nothin' would easily cruise onto any year-end music list we might make, except for the fact that the record doesn't come out until next year. A self-titled EP with "Dream City" on the A side and "Something in Common"--a top five song for us this year and somehow not on ... More >>
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You'll never be this young again. Surfer Blood photo by Rebecca Smeyne.You feel sorry for Surfer Blood, you really do. It's CMJ Tuesday, there's some invisible wheel turning, and when you walk into the basement of Cake Shop at 4:30pm on a sunny afternoon you all of a sudden know where the arr ... More >>
