Church took place on Sunday at Sasquatch, and Paul Janeway was the officiant, worship leader, and pastor. St. Paul, as he's otherwise known, was a man possessed led by the Spirit from the second he set on stage with his equally as fiery bandmates in St. Paul & The Broken Bones. From The City, the Birmingham group's debut album, is built for sweaty rave-ups, and since the weather was already taking care of the heat, the band could focus on the latter part of that description. Janeway and company – who admirably wore their three-piece suits throughout the whole set – were impeccable in their timing and execution, lowering and rising the energy of their performance to create the most thrilling possible climaxes in "Like a Mighty River", "Don't Mean a Thing", and "I'm Torn Up". "Come on boys," said Janeway right before the final section of "Call Me". "Let's give it to them right." Needless to say, they did.
"Wait, they're here?" That's how most people reacted when they heard Ex Hex were playing, mishearing their name for that of the nocturnal London trio. But that confusion soon turned to either pleasant surprise or completely expected enjoyment as Mary Timony spent an hour unleashing riff after riff …
Seven years without a new album. Nearly biannual membership shuffles. Repeated reports of studio sessions without any release. For a minute, Modest Mouse looked like they might have been heading down the lucrative but artistically fruitless legacy act path that a few of their contemporaries are sta…
Little Big Show was back in full force last week, with Cloud Nothings, Tacocat and Chastity Belt all delivering stellar sets. Best of all, Little Big Show #12 raised $11,000 for Teen Tix, a local non-profit empowering young people to take an active role in shaping their arts community as audience m…
