New VibrationsThe Shade of Poison Trees Dashboard Confessional Vagrant Records Oct. 2, 2007 The new album by Dashboard Confessional, The Shade of Poison Trees, is a throwback to their first album, with many similar sounds and instrumentals. Christopher Carrabba goes entirely acoustic in this album, with only accompanying drums, piano and the occasional appearance from another instrument, used primarily to bring out and emphasize the acoustic guitar. 1 Comment |
Peabody Concert Orchestra debuts with stylePeabody's fresh undergraduate orchestra proves its mettle as a cohesive performing groupThis year's new Peabody Concert Orchestra performed its first concert last Friday night. Although these new students have been involved in the orchestra for only a month, the ensemble managed to put on a polished performance. The concert began with the "Promenade Overture," a more modern piece by American composer John Corigliano, which was originally commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Post a comment |
Students discover Drowning Pool at RecherThe line in front of the Recher Theatre in Towson grew longer, drawing a diverse audience of different ages and different interests who came to listen to the silence-breaking and ground-shaking Drowning Pool, on the evening of Oct. 3, along with the opening bands, the Fourth Element and the Exies. Post a comment |
Gogol Bordello, Gypsy Sounds Come to SonarIf you are looking for the best live show in the world you will find it at Sonar on Tuesday, Oct. 16. On this night and this night only the most formidable gypsy-punk band in America will grace the main stage with their frenetic eight-man band. Eugene Hütz, Gogol's founder and well-loved frontman, hails from the Ukraine where he tapped his gypsy roots to inspire his music. Post a comment |
Showcase entertains despite occasional flawsLast week's Witness show started out poorly. When I walked in, Bloc Party was being played as an overture. There's little I despise more than Bloc Party. The packed crowd didn't seem to notice, though, and fortunately for everyone, the actual show started soon after. Post a comment |