Here's something I never expected to see: Semi-dormant post-rockers Ring, Cicada have finally put their new album, History's End, up for download right over here. You can stream the entire LP at that link (and below), although the band is dropping some NIN-style science on anyone who ponies up $10 for actual files. For starters, you can choose to download History in formats such as AAC, FLAC Lossless, Apple iPod, high-quality MP3 and OGG Vorbis -- while the band says, "If you buy here, you are g
Annie ZaleskiBottle Rockets at the Pageant​ First, good news for anyone who missed the Bottle Rockets opening for the Wallflowers last night: The band announced after the show that it's playing two nights at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room in October (the 9th and 10th, to be exact). Those are in addition to the August 11 show the band is doing at Vintage Vinyl, the same day its latest CD, Lean Forward, is released.Exciting news for sure, especially because the Forward songs the band played last nig
As promised on Friday, the Bottle Rockets made a new setlist for the last night of their stint at the Duck room, The band started with "Gas Girl" from its self-titled debut album, which kicked off a stretch of eight classics. Despite some monitor problems, guitarist John Horton gave a thumbs up to the sound booth at the beginning of "Middle Man," when the sound from his Fender Flying V shimmied and sparkled.
After an extended jam at the end of "Perfect Far Away," lead singer and guitarist Bri
