Category Archives: live review

Photos: Bush performs at Stir Cove

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Bush played all of its hits Thursday night at Stir, and it was a blast. You really don’t remember how much of Bush’s catalog you know until the band plays for an hour and a half and you begin to … Continue reading →

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Review: The Thermals hit Slowdown for fast, rowdy set

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

When The Thermals walked onto Slowdown’s small stage last night, they kind of looked at each other, strummed a chord and then slammed into “Faces Stay With Me.” No hesitation, no pause and no introduction (other than to some power … Continue reading →

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Review: Johnny Marr tears through The Smiths, Electronic, solo material

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

While we expected to hear a couple songs by The Smiths, the The or Electronic, I don’t think anyone expected to hear as many as we did at Johnny Marr’s show Monday at the Waiting Room. For starters, he kicked … Continue reading →

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Review: Wavves puts on a frenzied show; FIDLAR almost steals it

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

I think the mosh pit has returned in full force. The current wave of garage and punk rock bands – including Wavves and FIDLAR – get the kids in a frenzy. They can’t help but bounce around, stagedive, crowdsurf and … Continue reading →

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Review: Frightened Rabbit at The Bourbon Theatre

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Yes, I’m a fan of Frightened Rabbit. (If you haven’t noticed how much I’ve written about them lately, from the Q&A to the SXSW reviews… well, now you know.) Although it’s not entirely possible when writing music criticism, I try … Continue reading →

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SXSW: Wrapping up the good, bad and mad in Austin

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

AUSTIN, Texas — South by Southwest is over. Unfortunately, I won’t be filling my days with rock shows. Fortunately, I get to rest my feet and I have enough music to purchase that it will blow out my budget. My … Continue reading →

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Review: The Grammy Awards’ best and worst

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Last night’s Grammy Awards telecast was one of the best I’ve seen in awhile. For the most part. It took awhile to get going, but the last hour or so was electric, from Jack White kicking out the hard jams … Continue reading →

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Review: Beyonce’s halftime show at the Super Bowl

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Last night’s Super Bowl halftime show is the reason I have Beyonce’s “Crazy In Love” stuck in my head. For my money, that song, which was the pop singer’s first selection, was the best part of the entire show: Great … Continue reading →

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Live Review: Little Brazil plays with new drummer, debut of The Brigadiers

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Kevin Coffey

Thursday night was a busy one. If you wanted to catch local music, you couldn’t have done much better than the shows going on at the Waiting Room and Slowdown. Journalist and fine man, Andrew Nelson, and I stopped for … Continue reading →

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Live Review: Conor Oberst plays new songs, old favorites at Joslyn

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Kevin Coffey

Conor Oberst delivered an early Christmas present on Friday. Longtime fans were treated to a show featuring selections taht dated back to when he was a warbly-voiced teenager as well as a bunch of brand new tunes at Friday’s show at … Continue reading →

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