Moon Taxi // Live @ The NorVa // 1.27.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - January 30, 2016 Article by Wendy Podmenik Darugar / Photos by Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar Working for MonkeyGoose, I have the opportunity to attend frequent concerts. Some concerts, I have to admit, just end up not being to my taste. But Moon Taxi- I had listened to a few of their songs
Something Nice to Say: The Case for Elizabethtown FEATURED MOVIES/TV THINK PIECE by Abigail Marshall - January 30, 2016March 25, 2016 Article by: Abigail Marshall Everyone's heard the line before: if you don't have something nice to say, don't say it. "Something Nice to Say" is a column that takes another look at "certified rotten" movies and finds a redeeming quality in each one. If you were anywhere near a movie theater in
Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Mike Doughty // Live @ Crescent Ballroom // 1.24.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED by Jason Robey - January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 Article by: Jason Robey Alternative rock veterans Big Head Todd & the Monsters, along with the equally seasoned Mike Doughty, rocked a sold-out crowd at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, AZ. The evening started with Mike Doughty and his cello playing companion, Andrew “Scrap” Livingston walking on the stage and putting on
Thoughts on “Ash vs Evil Dead” Season One FEATURED MOVIES/TV TV/NETFLIX by Brian Toglia - January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 Article by: Brian Toglia I wrote a complete article reviewing season one of Ash vs Evil Dead. I did the normal reread, fact checking, and just plain ol’ rewriting that I often do. It was a good article. I carefully went over all the happenings of the first season. A lot
Epica // Live @ Irving Plaza // 1.21.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato NYC - Playing before a packed house of infrequently satisfied fans of symphonic euro metal, three distinct acts, which can be credited for effectively spanning the gap between the generally synth driven genre of gothic rock, an aggressive European brand of death metal, and the debatable ultimate root of
Movie Review – The Hateful Eight (Oscar Edition) FEATURED MOVIES/TV by Alice Ginevra Micheli - January 26, 2016January 27, 2016 Article by: Alice-Ginevra Micheli Quentin Tarantino returns this year with, potentially, his most tense and violent film to date, and I loved every minute of it. The film follows bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his prisoner, Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) as they become trapped with six others during a
Never Shout Never // Live @ Emo’s // 1.16.16 CONCERT REVIEWS MUSIC by Joshua Guerra - January 20, 2016January 24, 2016 Article by: Joshua Guerra Never Shout Never brought their tour to Emo’s in Austin, Texas last week with very special guest, Metro Station. Metro Station performed a 45-minute set and a variety of songs from their 2007 self-titled album, as well as their newest album Savior. The band got the crowd screaming
Zoso // Live @ The NorVa // 1.15.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 Photos: Wendy Podmenik Darugar & Glenn Woodell Article: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK -- Formed in 1995 to pay tribute to greats Led Zeppelin and the 1970's era of classic rock, Zoso performs around the world with frequent tour dates and to packed audiences that are a testimony to the enduring popularity and
Guster // Live @ House of Blues // 1.15.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jessica Gorrell - January 19, 2016 Article and Photos by: Jessica Gorrell BOSTON – Guster, an exuberant and fluid act with a career now spanning almost 25 years, brought down the house last Friday night at the House of Blues. With January 15th being declared "Guster Day," fans gathered at the venue to celebrate with the band; but since
MOVIE REVIEW – THE DANISH GIRL (OSCAR EDITION) FEATURED MOVIES/TV by Alice Ginevra Micheli - January 18, 2016January 21, 2016 By Alice-Ginevra Micheli That’s right guys, it’s once again Oscar Season, and no one is more excited than me right now! To begin my foray into this magnanimous time, I'll be reviewing a selection of nominated films over the next six weeks, to gauge how worthy they are, the overall quality of