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From Invocation to Benediction: Tennessee Sings Along to U2’s Stories of Experience and Innocence
May 31, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Here in the so-called “Buckle of the Bible Belt,” home to around 540 churches and the main offices of major denominations but also to dive bars and honky tonks, Nashville is a study in contrasts. Houses of worship are so ubiquitous that when the Bridgestone Arena was built, the Metro Council had to grant an exemption to the ordinance regulating how far an establishment had to be from a church in order to sell alcohol. Just outside from the Arena there lies another string of hallowed halls. From Tootsies to Robert’s... [Read the full story]
U2 News
Love & Light, Evil & Resistance at Tulsa Tour Opener
May 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Love is all we have left, after sitting around in airports all day, trying to get to Tulsa for opening night. Love is all we have left, we will need to wake up before dawn to catch another flight to St. Louis for the second night of the tour. Love is all we have left, after all the money we will spend on this touring hobby this spring. Love Is All We Have Left, what a moving call to worship and call to action with which to begin this show! Many of us fans travel just as hard as the band, investing crazy amounts of spiritual... [Read the full story]
U2 Shows
From Invocation to Benediction: Tennessee Sings Along to U2’s Stories of Experience and Innocence
May 31, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Here in the so-called “Buckle of the Bible Belt,” home to around 540 churches and the main offices of major denominations but also to dive bars and honky tonks, Nashville is a study in contrasts. Houses of worship are so ubiquitous that when the Bridgestone Arena was built, the Metro Council had to grant an exemption to the ordinance regulating how far an establishment had to be from a church in order to sell alcohol. Just outside from the Arena there lies another string of hallowed halls. From Tootsies to Robert’s... [Read the full story]
Concerts/Festivals
Nico Vega and Oh No Fiasco Deliver Hard-Hitting Rock at Nashville’s Exit/In
August 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Nashville’s the Exit/In, a classic yet almost easy to miss venue, recently played host to Los Angeles band Nico Vega, an up-and-coming powerhouse of a band known for their mix of musical elegance and gritty energy. The opening band, Oh No Fiasco, with whom Nico Vega share a label, combine alternative rock roots with a sometimes cutesy punk flair. Oh No Fiasco opens, immediately setting the bar for showmanship. The band’s lead singer, Lindsey Stamey, is a complete fireball on stage, melting faces right off the crowd... [Read the full story]
Intermedia: Reviews/Views
Villains Triumphs for Queens of the Stone Age
September 27, 2017 · Leave a Comment
I’ve been a casual Queens of the Stone Age fan since the seventh grade, when their video for “Sick, Sick, Sick” gave me nightmares. They’re the kind of band I keep forgetting about and then coming back to, like an old t-shirt from high school that somehow still fits. In truth, I don’t know much about the band’s members other than lead singer Josh Homme, who, according to a friend who met him, is “super tall and smells good.” So naturally, I didn’t actually know about the impending release of their... [Read the full story]
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U2 Commentary, Essays, & Analysis
We Need New Dreams Tonight: U2’s America As Surrender and Aspiration
“I can’t believe the news today—too true an opening line—especially today.” A good friend messaged me this as I was driving to the stadium in Tampa, Florida to attend... [Read more]
The Poet Tree: while you wait to rock out, don’t forget to read the screen!
In his review of the Joshua Tree revival for the New York Times, music critic Jon Pareles notes Bono’s lyrical debts to “language that drew on the Bible and Beat poetry.”... [Read more]
Celebration Road: Restless Reflections of Redemptive U2 Fandom, then & now
The Joshua Tree must be more than an album. And pondering its impact on me for its 30th birthday, this is more than just another mid-life crisis and exercise in nostalgia. 1987... [Read more]
More U2 Commentary, Essays, & Analysis
- The Poet Tree: while you wait to rock out, don’t forget to read the screen!
- Celebration Road: Restless Reflections of Redemptive U2 Fandom, then & now
- U2’s Prophetic Rage ‘N’ Roll: Rethinking “Sunday Bloody Sunday” Next To “Raised By Wolves”
- Rainbows Over Dublin, U2′s Gay Pride in Arizona, & the Arc of Bono’s Activism
U2 News, Reviews, & Shows
From Invocation to Benediction: Tennessee Sings Along to U2’s Stories of Experience and Innocence
Here in the so-called “Buckle of the Bible Belt,” home to around 540 churches and the main offices of major denominations but also to dive bars and honky tonks, Nashville is... [Read more]
“Sorry About Last Year”: U2′s Epic Return To St. Louis
A mere 8 months ago, U2 tried unsuccessfully to bring their 2017 Joshua Tree Tour to St. Louis, Missouri. A rare occurrence for U2, the band was forced to cancel their concert... [Read more]
Love & Light, Evil & Resistance at Tulsa Tour Opener
Love is all we have left, after sitting around in airports all day, trying to get to Tulsa for opening night. Love is all we have left, we will need to wake up before dawn to catch... [Read more]
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Intermedia: Reviews, Views, Etc.
I’ve been a casual Queens of the Stone Age fan since the seventh grade, when their video for “Sick, Sick, Sick” gave me nightmares. They’re the... [Read more]
In Pitchfork’s pan of the new Arcade Fire record, they referred to the music as “Banksy rock,” and I can’t say I completely disagree.... [Read more]
I brought my own assumptions before discovering the Fleet Foxes gorgeous folk-rock comeback album. Lots of college students dream about dropping-out for... [Read more]
Wanting to expand my musical horizons, I decided to give an open minded listen to the new album by The xx and get into the world of indie pop. And now... [Read more]
Featured Shows and Festivals
Nashville’s the Exit/In, a classic yet almost easy to miss venue, recently played host to Los Angeles band Nico Vega, an up-and-coming powerhouse of... [Read more]
At the 2012 Wild Goose, for an afternoon set at a tent tucked away on the backwoods of the festival site, a young North Carolina band blew minds and won... [Read more]
My music fandom began sitting on the carpeted floor of a middle-class house in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. My parents owned a record player and a handful... [Read more]
Click here to hear the playlist: http://snack.to/atisr3ij It’s past time to plan and almost time to roll from the annual axis of anxiety and anticipation,... [Read more]