Forward Music Festival 2008
I knew coming into this past weekend that Forward Music Festival (FMF) would be fun and a chance to return...
Benevento/Russo Duo @ Martyr’s, Chicago 9/7/08
The Duo are one of those bands. They sing barely a sound during their entire set, but they converse with...
Forward Music Fest Update
I wrote to FMF organizer and Dane101 editor Jesse Russell for some comments on the slew of updates coming from...
The Union Forever | JumboTron
The concept of the super television screen is hardly unfamiliar to anyone. Better known to the populous as a JumboTron,...
All Points West 2008 | There is Radiohead and there is everybody else. Day One in Brief
On Friday it was pretty clear what the modus operandi of All Points West is: There is Radiohead and there...
The Union Forever | Wetlands Preserved
Yesterday I plugged a documentary airing on the Sundance Channel, Wetlands Preserved. I've been exchanging emails with the producer and...
Pearl Jam | Madison Square Garden, New York 6/25/08
Just what is it about Madison Square Garden that makes it so special? I heard someone pose this question the...
The Union Forever | Vincent Moon
The last few installments of the The Union Forever dealt with the possibility of a cinema that is purely online....
Dosh @ Subterranean, Chicago 5/29/08
Poster by Erin Dosh Photographs by Haley Van Dyke Dear readers of the LMB, Martin Dosh is a marvel of...
The Jammys @ WaMu Theater, NYC 5/7/08
After a few technical difficulties, our full review of the Jammys. Better late than never. Had I studied Cultural Anthropology...
The Union Forever | Navigating the post-TRL Video World
Carson Daly. He delivered Britney Spears to the world. Thanks. Everyone knows video killed the radio star, but I'm pretty...
The Union Forever | ‘I’m Not There’ DVD
This past Tuesday, Todd Haynes' film inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan, I'm Not There, was...
Jammys Quick Highlights
The 7th Jammy Awards hit the WaMu Theater last night where everyone in attendance was treated to a Phish reunion....
The Union Forever | The Online Cinema
Last week saw the announcement that the National would be releasing a DVD chronicling the making of their most recent...
The Union Forever | A Skin, A Night
Back in April of 2006, the director of La Blogoteque's Take Away Shows, Vincent Moon, announced that he was working...
SXSW 2008 | South By Southwest’s Most Valuable Player
Before heading down to Austin, I had no idea what to expect from South By Southwest. I've been to a...
Pearl Jam Do the East Coast | 2008 Summer Tour Dates
Photo courtesy of The Sky I Scrape When a band announces a headlining slot at a major summer festival, a...
The Union Forever | SXSW Edition: On Set with Music Supervisors
I got off the plane in Austin, Texas and headed directly to meet up with LMB's Justin and Sam, as...
The Union Forever | It’s Beeple!
I went back to Madison for the night last Thursday to see a show at my drawing teacher Kendra’s new...
The National @ BAM, Brooklyn 2.22.08
Usually before I go to a concert I like to get extra familiar with the music I'm about to see...
