EventsRodrigo y Gabriela
This post is somewhat of a departure from most of our other reviews on this site. Pretty much all of the others are for a rock/metal band or hip hop act. Rodrigo y Gabriela are a Mexican acoustic guitar duo with a background in metal.
Flight of the Conchords
OK fine, so they’re not amazing composers, instrumentalists, or singers. But they do play an impressively wide variety of musical styles. They’re also liable to make you laugh out loud often. If you’re a fan of their show on HBO then you already know what I’m talking about.
City and Colour
And now for something completely different. If this doesn’t support the notion that I have an eclectic taste in music, I don’t know what will. I hope it’s no secret that Alexisonfire is one of my favorite bands, and I’ve always felt their strongest attribute was their singer. So really, it was a no brainer to make the purchase when I found out Dallas had a side project. There really are very few singer/songwriter type albums that I own, but these two were well worth the purchase
Self-Titled | Days of the New
How often does heavy rock band let the acoustic guitar take the lead? How often does a band with a few hit singles actually produce a great album in entirety? The answer is essentially never to both of those questions. I’d put Days of the New along side The Toadies in terms of stealth. We heard their singles so often that we just naturally assumed they were no good. We assumed wrong.
