(Words by Andrew Scavotto; photos by Annie Zaleski)
After devoting a significant amount of time to exploring local music in 2008, moreso than in years past, I've decided to end the year by blogging about my favorite moments. This isn't necessarily a list of my favorite shows -- rather, it's a list of the moments during which I enjoyed music the most during 2008. (Shame Club, August 2008)
It should be noted that this is the perspective of a fan, not a critic, meaning that this blog is not a cri
On a good night, the Drive-By Truckers can go toe-to-toe with the heaviest of the heavy weight rock bands currently touring the planet. Saturday night, however, was not a good night.
Roy KastenPatterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers
Lay the blame at door of the Pageant, whose silly decision to bar booze from the dance floor had the unintended but inevitable consequences of limiting the numbers of hardcore DBT head bangers and enforcing near-sobriety on those who ventured down. This was an all-
Gee whiz, Wally: the Beav talks to Unreal about psoriasis! Plus, we see how the Lou stacks up to Beantown, try to understand the appeal of the Pet Building and administer a Harold Ramis quiz
Newly minted Rams' backup quarterback Kyle Boller likes the ladies. And by ladies, I mean the beer cart girls at the local muny. Busted Coverage has some pics from the Happy Gilmore Open in Tempe, AZ (and how bad does it hurt that Boller wasn't even listed amongst the attending celebrities by the local rag?), of Boller, Barry Sanders, and Seth Joyner cavorting with the lovelies driving the beer cart. A couple of thoughts: -- Barry Sanders is really, really short. I mean, I knew he