The Books
As always, the Books' music is overflowing with beauty, imagination, humor, and optimism.
by David Mickelsen, 3/15/2011
Marvin Gaye
From the beginning introduction that sounds like a laid-back 70's party scene with dialogue comprised of greetings such as "What's happenin' man?" to the bongo-filled backbeat that slowly fades out to end the album on side 'B', this album is pure soul music with just enough jazz thrown in to make it stand out from the rest.
by David Duncan, 6/20/2010
The Beatles
The end result is an hour and eighteen minutes of pure joy, distilled down and processed into pure Soma.
by Dave Armstrong, 8/6/2009
Live Shows
The band kicked ass: Levas Cruzadas, a 9-piece brass band: two trumpets, two trombones, three saxes, a tuba player playing the bass parts, and a drummer. Their sound was based in New Orleans jazz, but they also had a Balkan music side, as well as an experimental side, and a South American attitude.
by David Mickelsen, 8/29/2010
Dan Deacon: A Genius, Among Many Other ThingsSomething about his music, and his performance of it, is undeniable in its energy; everyone in the auditorium was brought to an elevated state by his music. It certainly seems to be Deacon’s goal to involve his audience in his music, for them to get lost in it and be part of it; on this night he robustly succeeded.
by David Mickelsen, 10/1/2009
Callahan is not necessarily known for being a hard rocker, but make no mistake: this band was kicking ass and taking names. Callahan’s songs, without losing their subtlety and precision, were given a harder edge than they possess on record; there was a certain underlying drive beneath it all.
by David Mickelsen, 8/5/2009
