Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Fortress Around My Heart

Fortress Around My Heart is the debut album from Ida Maria -- the Norwegian Alt-Pop sensation described as a cross between Amy Winehouse and The Strokes with a bit of Bjork and Iggy Pop thrown in for good measure. As of now this album is only available as a VERY EXPENSIVE import from the UK ($26.99 -- ack!)... so we need to be on the lookout for when it drops in the The States.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Modest Mouse @ The St. Auggie Amphitheater






This show was AWESOME! Great band, great venue, great experience..... The only negative of the evening was the Mouse's opening act, a mediocre jam-band from New Orleans. Even industrial strength earplugs couldn't stifle their painfully long set -- "Crawfish! Mardi Gras! Other things from our stupid city! Oooooh yeah!" -- it just went on and on and on.