Tag Archives: The Sinclair
FatCats Come to Sinclair: We Were Promised Jetpacks and Honeyblood (3/5)
Though they began as one of the indie scenes’ most prominent electronic labels, FatCat has grown to show off a wide range of sound, from electronica to punk-pop. This has been a result of their insistence on finding truly organic, DIY musicians. And so, in 2008, the FatCats found a handful of budding indie rock stars in Scotland, notably: The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit and We Were Promised Jetpacks.
Converse Rubber Tracks Presents Psych Rockers The Black Angels and Roky Erickson (The Sinclair 2/17)
Interview: Cibo Matto’s Yuka Honda
My Faith In Yuck Is Fully Restored (1/15 Sinclair)
Real Estate’s New Track + Tour Dates
Caspian (The Sinclair 11/5)
By Ben Stas Photos by Ben Stas It wouldn’t be unreasonable to characterize Tuesday’s sold-out show at The Sinclair as a demonstration of the state of post-rock in 2013. The term, viagra which came into vogue in the late 90s to describe the slow build, view long-form, nurse largely instrumental music that bands like Mogwai, […]
Tanlines (Sinclair 10/29)
The Deslondes, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Spirit Family Reunion (Sinclair 11/1)
I feel like folk shows are getting the short end of the stick. It takes an extra push to convince my friends that they really can be fun and worthwhile because in their minds these shows are exclusively comprised of dads and their banjos. Of course, it certainly didn’t used to be that way–think Woodstock of the Last Waltz. Somewhere along the line, it seems there’s was a paradigmatic role reversal and gradually, nobody thought folk music was cool or exciting anymore. But anyone at the Sinclair on Friday night can say with conviction that those dupes are missing out.
Justin Townes Earle (The Sinclair)
One might think, as I had, that a review of Justin Townes Earle would write itself. Because he’s a guy who is a reincarnation of two of the greatest ever—Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt. Because he is a young, volatile and talented musician with such a turbulent past that you’d need your toes in counting his rehab visits (13, so three toes). And anybody who knows anything about JTE certainly knows this because he’s never been one to conceal his history; if he’s not explicitly telling you on the stage or in an interview, he’s telling you in his lyrics.





