In Concert : Generationals @ Record Bar

Generationals opened the night bringing their toe-tapping beats onto the stage.  The New Orleans based band energized the room with fun up-beat tempos, instantly sparking the audience to dance along.  With the release of their second album, Actor-Caster, Generationals find opportunity to intertwine 50's doo-wop, british guitar rock, 80's keyboard pop, and dreamy vocals in to their minimalist indie rock. They are a young band with a fresh opinion on how to incorporate sounds from generations past into a present sound.

Notable Tracks:
1.  "Ten-Twenty-Ten"
7. "Black and White"
8. "Tell Me Now"
10.  "Please Be It"

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In Concert: tUnE-YarDs @ Jackpot Music Hall

On a gloomy rainy evening, one might not think going to a concert is high priority, but that was not the case this past Monday at the Jackpot. To a standing room only crowd, the tUnE-YarDs took the stage with their warpaint on.  A phantom of multitasking, Merrill Garbus looped drum signatures and vocal "skats" effortlessly. With tremendous vocal range, lyrics of regressed modern oppression whilst backed with a rhythmic bass groove, the tUne-YarDs had the entire crowd moving as one. Every song from whokill takes over your body, dropping you deep into an African drum circle where every spastic limb movement is an extension of the beat.

Notable Tracks:
1. "My Country"
2. "Es-So"
3. "Gangsta"
4. "Powa"
6. "Bizness"

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In Concert: The Wombats @ Record Bar

"Tooooorrrd!" echoed from the back of the crowd, as The Wombats brought their fun, energetic music to the stage.  Tord, playing bass whether he was bouncing back and forth across the stage, climbing atop speakers or being down on the ground, brought nonstop action to the show.  All the while lead singer Matthew Murphy and  drummer Dan Haggis brought their cheeky English humor to the forefront, telling jokes in between songs, and hiding behind amps and curtains for the encore.  Their songs are a direct reflection of their fun-natured attitude and are all happy, uncomplicated music that you can't help but dance to as The Wombats Proudly Present... This Modern Glitch.

Notable Tracks:

1. "Our Perfect Disease"

2. "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)"

3. "Jump into the Fog"

6. "Techno Fan"

7. "1996"

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In Rotation 1 : My Morning Jacket - Circuital

As the title suggest, Circuital, has the feeling of progression traditional narration.  My Morning Jacket introduces their 6th studio album with the broad sweeping orchestral rock of "Victory Dance".  Moving into the climatic sing-along "Holdin' on to Black Metal".  And then, ending with a sweet piano ballad "Movin' Away".  Don't let the dropped g's fool you as to the content of the lyrical narration, there is a grand sense of life observations and archetypal notions of the passing of time.  A great addition to the American/Southern Rock genre for your collection.

Notable Tracks:
1. "Victory Dance"
3. "The Day is Coming"
8. "You Wanna Freak Out"
10. "Movin' Away"


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