The Detroit Cobras, Pangea, and Tacocat @ Chop Suey, 5/20/13 Review by M. Crossley Photos by Steve Campagna and Simon Krane The Detroit Cobras – photo by Steve Campagna The Detroit Cobras – photo by Simon Krane I first heard the Detroit Cobras in the late ‘90s. I was dating strippers pretty much exclusively at […]
The Afghan Whigs @ Showbox at the Market, 11/4/12 Review by M. Crossley Photos by Rod Tipton Preamble: (Conjure Me) I’m not going to lie, I have considerable trepidation about sitting down to write this piece. I am not, like most, a lifelong Whigs fan. I didn’t really discover and actually listen to them until […]
Melvins Lite & Big Business @ Showbox Market, 9/6 Review by M. Crossley Photos by Rod Tipton Seminal- adj. 1. Of, relating to, containing, or conveying semen or seed. 2. Of, relating to, or having the power to originate; creative. 3. Highly influential in an original way; constituting or providing a basis for further development. […]
Album Review: Observator by The Raveonettes by M. Crossley The Raveonettes used to dig Phil Spector and the Jesus and Mary Chain – a lot. Their first EP, Whip It On was so charmingly derivative of Velvet Underground-era Lou Reed fronting the Jesus and Mary Chain as produced by Phil Spector that a fan of […]
The Gaslight Anthem @ the Crocodile, July 8th Review by M. Crossley I’m a nostalgic man. I am also a highly superstitious man who is not in the slightest religious. The Gaslight Anthem is one of my favorite bands currently making music, and I never miss the chance to see them perform live. Usually when […]