Today is the official Canadian release date for The Things We Left Behind, the brand new studio album from Blue Rodeo. Vinyl fans will appreciate that Blue Rodeo sequenced the new album with vinyl in mind – spreading two albums worth of carefully placed music across four sides of vinyl. The Things We Left Behind […]
Month: November 2009
A Date With A Smithereen…
As a master writer of songs about shattered, broken and irreparable relationships whose favorite key is E minor, Pat DiNizio could be seen as a melancholy kind of guy. That may be, but the version of his “Living Room Concert” series which he presented Saturday night at the Beachland Ballroom brought happiness to all in […]
New Releases This Week: Tori Amos, Bon Jovi, Spandau Ballet
Those of you that are still putting your pocketbooks back together after picking up last week’s new releases, will probably be a tad dismayed to learn that there is a whole new batch of new releases again this week. This week’s releases include a new holiday album from Tori Amos, yet another new album from […]
Cleveland Bachelor’s Show of the Week: A Tale of Slacking, Art Brut, Edward Sharpe, Etc.
Dear ATVians, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry for failing you … two weeks in a row! Will it happen again? Yes, probably. But will I feel good about it? No, I won’t. I might not feel too bad about it, but it’ll bring me no joy to abandon you. Again. Now that you’ve […]
Tougher Than The Rest…..
One of the great things about blogging – besides the international fame and noteriety that it brings – is the never-ending exposure to things that are new and cool. It’s a give and take thing – you give somebody something that you perceive to be cool, and they turn around and hit you with a […]
The Wild, The Innocent and the Bruce show I will not be attending
When Bruce Springsteen started doing the full album performance thang recently with a performance of Born to Run in Chicago, a few of us conversed about the albums that we’d really like to see him perform. You know the ones I’m talking about – The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle, and Greetings […]
Cool Sale @ Blue Arrow Records + Vinyl Saturday!
The Record Store Day folks are having another one of their semi-annual Vinyl Saturday events on, um, Saturday, across the United States and perhaps even in parts of Canada – we didn’t get a chance to check in with our Canadian neighbors on that point. Perhaps coincidentally, our pal Pete at Blue Arrow Records is […]
Concert Review: The Bridge School Benefit – 10/24 & 10/25/09
Today, we’re welcoming our good pal Rob Evanoff to the pages of ATV with a review of the recent Bridge School Benefit concerts in San Francisco! DAY 1 – At this time nearly two weeks ago, I was hurtling my German-engineered sports coupe at triple digit speeds over a 343-mile stretch up I-5 in an […]
Show of the Week: Pat DiNizio and Freedy Johnston
I’m going to save you some money with this week’s pick for show of the week – let me just put that out there front and center for you to ponder for a moment. Part of the proceeds from this week’s show also go to benefit a very good cause – more on all of […]
New Releases This Week: Nirvana, Slayer, REO Speedwagon
The holidays are approaching, which means that it’s time to start planning your holiday gift giving….or perhaps you’re just an obsessed music fan like me looking for your next musical fix? Read on…. Without question, Nirvana’s Live at Reading is at the top of the must-have list from this week’s new releases. Available on both […]