Music - June 23, 2008
Bulgin and Spence bring the Vibes to Turner Hall
If you weren't paying close attention you might have missed the fact that Jamaican roots reggae royalty rode into town Sunday in the form of harmony duo Israel Vibration, which played at Turner Hall Ballroom.
Tags: Israel Vibration, Outlaw Nation, Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Cecil "Skelly" Spence, Stamina, Tafari Records, Roots Radics, Turner Hall, Flabba Holt, Style Scott

Music - May 26, 2008
Gig round-up: Infection can't konk The Kooks
Late last month when we talked to Hugh Harris, guitarist for Brighton, England's The Kooks, singer Luke Pritchard was on doctor's orders to clam up, thanks to the ravages a throat infection.
Tags: Kooks, Konk, Ray Davies, Tony Hoffer, Hugh Harris, Luke Pritchard, Bang Camaro, Miramar, Turner Hall, Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band, Deep End Ensemble, Hotcakes Gallery, Bruce Eisenbeil, Eddy Rollin, Wilbo Wright, Ian Ash

Music - May 13, 2008
M.I.A. dishes up electrifying -- and loud -- Turner gig
From the opening salvo of "Bamboo Banga" Maya Arulpragasam's charisma and energy was apparent, even if the roaring thunder of her wide-ranging, encyclopedic and potentially seizure-inducing sound drowned out her voice much of the time.
Tags: M.I.A., Egyptian Lover, Kala, Arular, Sri Lanka, Turner Hall, Old Man Malcolm, Bamboo Banga, Arulpragasam

Music - April 21, 2008
Captured by The Kooks
My friend and former Citizen King manager Jeff Castelaz sent me a copy of the first disc by British rockers The Kooks a couple years ago. Now, the band's second disc has me going ga-ga.
Tags: Kooks, Turner Hall, Rak, Konk, Inside In/Inside Out, Astralwerks, Tony Hoffer, jeff Castelaz

Music - April 6, 2008
Vampire Weekend shows youth, promise at Turner Hall show
Playing a 45ish-minute set proved to be a bit of a challenge for the young band, with just one album and one EP on its discography. Perhaps it explains why frontman Ezra Koenig chatted up the audience after each and every song.
Tags: Vampire Weekend, Chachi, YACHT, turner hall