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The Adventures of Stickboy
1. "I'm Pretty Sure I'm Gay"
2. "Please, Please, Please"
3. "I'm Pretty Sure I Can't Go On Vacation with My Parents Anymore"
4. "Kiss Me on the LRV"
5. "It Just Came to Pieces in My Hands"
6. "I'm Pretty Sure I Want to be a Famous Comic Book Artist"
7. "Brushes with Greatness"
8. "Exterminate the Brutes!"
9. "Kill Cat Stevens"
10. "Strip Club Strip"
11. "O' Come Again, Terrible Summer"
12. "En El Fondo: Pages from an (Anti) Depression"
13. "The $100K Bowl of Shit"
Shawn Brown
The Trews: Canadian Riff Rock With Indie Sprit and a Pimps' Heart
Quit Sellin' Amos Lee Short
Carousel Roundup
February 2011: Have a Heart (It's So Tasty)
November 2010: I See Dead Things
October 2010: I'm Running Away to Join the Circus
September 2010: Almost Strictly Instrumental
August 2010: The Booze Tour
July 2010: Sisters of Mercy
June 2010: Groovy Singer-Songwriters
Composition Breakdown
Brian Vander Ark
Thomas Cooney:
"Another Thing!" (January 2012)
"Another Thing!" (October 2011)
"Another Thing!" (August 2011)
"Another Thing!" (June 2011)
"Another Thing!" (April 2011)
"Another Thing!" (February 2011)
"Another Thing!" (January 2011)
"Another Thing!" (November 2010)
"Another Thing!" (October 2010)
"Another Thing!" (September 2010)
"10 Years of Swing Out Sister's Somewhere Deep In The Night"
"The Twenty-Five Year Seduction: Bryan Ferry’s Boys and Girls"
"Decade in Review"
"The Deep Night Of Day"
The Cyprus Chronicles:
"Life Itself"
Katrina Geco:
"Daydreamer's Holiday - The Clarks and the Sounds of Pittsburgh"
Kevin Griffin:
"The Bass Man"
Kelly Haigh:
"Stage Fright at the Railway Club"
New Crush/Old Crush
Vampire Weekend
War Elephant
Theresa Moorehouse
Kaya Oakes' Miscellany:
"Dylan: He's Just Like Us"
The Roberge Report:
"Just for Openers"
"Jay Walter Bennett"
"Closet Classics"
"Urinal Tour Diary; A Week on the Road with the most Punctual and Polite Band in Punk"
"Room #8, Joshua Tree Inn"
Studio Musician Gossip:
"We Need A Public Option Radio Station"
"Make Out/Make Over"
"Re-Make, Re-Model"
Book Reviews
Got No Secrets by Danila Botha
All You Get Is Me, by Yvonne Prinz
Getting in Tune, by Roger Trott
Hew, Screw + Glue: How Stuff is Made, by James Innes-Smith
Me, the Mob, and the Music: One Helluva Ride With Tommy James And The Shondells , by Tommy James
Mingering Mike, by Dori Hadar
New York Dolls, by Bob Gruen
Red Album of Asbury Park, by Alex Austin
Satchmo: The Wonderful World And Art Of Louis Armstrong, by Steven Brower
Stalker Girl, by Rosemary Graham
Stone Roses, by Alex Green
Three Wishes: An Intimate Look At Jazz Greats, by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz
DVD Reviews
Pet Shop Boys - Pandemonium
Rush - Snakes and Arrows Live
Live Reviews
2011
2011 - Lost Lander
2011 - Bryan Ferry
2011 - Joana and the Wolf
2011 - Jasmine Minks
2011 - Gardens & Villa
2011 - Mike Watt & the Minutemen
2011 - The Royal Bangs
2011 - Dropkick Murphys
2011 - The Decemberists
2010
2010 - English Beat
2010 - Toadies
2010 - Sick Puppies
2010 - Jennie DeVoe
2009
2009 - Forever Young Dylan Tribute
The Meat Puppets
Bob Mould with Juliana Hatfield
Pet Shop Boys
Pixies
Bonnie Whitmore
2008
2008 - The Kooks
The Subways
2007
Big Star
Coachella
English Beat
Sondre Lerche
Placebo
Sonic Youth
Best Of:
Best of 2010
Best of 2009
Best of 2008
Jennie DeVoe
Carmel, IN
March 5, 2010
In a year that is already proving to be a bit bi-polar (the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducting The Stooges and Abba in the same class; Alicia Keys going Auto Tune; congress), Jennie DeVoe is an oasis of sanity. Her lyrics range from the witty ("Love and nausea are kinda the same, eventually they both make you sick") to the philosophic ("Been payin' all life's dues and I'm down to my last dime") to the soulful ("Yes, my heart it may be broken but that don't mean I'm gonna die"); all delivered by a woman with a voice that is somehow incredibly powerful and endearingly vulnerable at the same time.
Devoe, an animal lover herself (she has 6 at home) performed at the Hamilton County Humane Society benefit " Wine, Wags and Whiskers" on March 5th in Carmel, IN where the singer/songwriter performed in front of an appreciative audience of both human and canine fans. During the nearly hour and a half show Devoe showcased her latest album Strange Sunshine while also reaching back into her impressive catalog of previous recordings and doing some unique covers as well (not many artists attempt a cover of "Brand New Key" and even fewer can pull it off the way Devoe did).
Seeing DeVoe perform live, you forget you're at a concert. She talks to the audience with an ease and intimacy that makes you feel you're in someone's home just watching a friend play her guitar and sing for you. But the conversation with her audience isn't just in the banter between songs; it is the music itself, which is a unique blend of blues, rock and folk that speaks to us all about life and love and all the inherent joy and disappointments they bring.
Backed by her band consisting of lead guitarist Brett Lodde, drummer John Wittmann, bass player Jeff Stone and Greg McGuirk on keyboards, DeVoe led us through some of those emotions; from the feminist anthem "No Damn Man" to the heartbreaking "I Break Down" and of course, the joy of a simple road trip with friends in "Exit 229".
DeVoe is legendary around Indianapolis. Not just for her music but because of her steadfast refusal to compromise it. Approached repeatedly by several major labels she maintains her independence. She has opened for such greats as Bonne Raitt, Joe Cocker and John Hiatt. Her 5th CD, Strange Sunshine was produced by John Parish (best known for his work with PJ Harvey) and recorded in England. With it, she is not only winning critical acclaim but air time on mainstream radio - all without the "corporate machine". To paraphrase one of DeVoe's lyrics - She's got a map of the world, you should follow her.
For information on Jennie DeVoe tour dates: www.jenniedevoe.com
To donate to the Humane Society: www.humanesociety.org
—Pamela Obenchain
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