Email Author Christian Schaeffer

2007 Stories by Christian Schaeffer

• Homespun: Falling Martins

  published February 21, 2007

  He doesn't play the piano or write soundtracks for Disney films, but Pierce Crask may be this town's Randy Newman. As the principal singer and... More >>

• Zs / McClain-Trull Duo

  published February 14, 2007

  Brooklyn's Zs is the rare experimental band that takes delight in its music — not just to show off instrumental dexterity, but to... More >>

• Homespun: B&E

  published February 14, 2007

  The "B&E" in the name refers to principles Brendan Corcoran and Eammon Azizi, who started as an acoustic duo performing at local taverns. We... More >>

• Local Motion: All Night Long: Arvell Sings Lionel Richie

  published February 7, 2007

  Lionel Richie wasn't just paying homage to Dr. Martin Luther King when he sang, "I had a dream, I had an awesome dream," on 1986's "Say... More >>

• Earl Greyhound

  published February 7, 2007

  It'll be a crime if Earl Greyhound — a New York power trio that updates Southern rock's swagger with progressive rock's sharp corners... More >>

• Homespun: Skarekrauradio

  published February 7, 2007

  Calling Skarekrauradio a "noise" band is unfair. Sure, noises of all kinds are employed in its quest for sensory annihilation, but not all of them... More >>

• The Nadas

  published January 31, 2007

  Jangle-pop may be the stuff of warmer climes like Athens, Georgia or San Francisco, but the members of the Nadas have spent the last... More >>

• Homespun: The Pat Sajak Assassins

  published January 31, 2007

  The idea behind Soundtracks for Superheroes is, on the surface, a simple one: Take the frenetic, kinetic energy of this horn-heavy... More >>

• The Randies

  published January 24, 2007

  From their birth in a bowling-alley-turned-nightclub in LA to their contributions to the soundtracks of MTV's hottest teen shows, the Randies... More >>

• Homespun: J Boozer

  published January 24, 2007

  This is the first installment of Homespun, our new, weekly local CD review column. See below for information on how to submit your music for... More >>

• Xmas Round II

  published January 10, 2007

  Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas? If not, trot your arse on down to the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center for the sixth annual Xmas... More >>

• Memories of Elvis / Thomas Hickey

  published January 3, 2007

  Local performer Steve Davis has been donning a sequined jumpsuit and coiffing his hair in a pompadour for close to twenty years, bringing his... More >>