Sound Advice: Everclear Celebrates 30 Years of ‘Sparkle and Fade’ at Bogart’s
Everclear frontman Art Alexakis likes to elongate his vowels, especially the letter o, when delivering his catchy tunes about flawed men and women trying to make sense of their world. His approach to singing — shouty but tuneful, terse but expressive — stood out from the pack of 1990s rock bands that surfaced in the…
Sound Advice: They Might Be Giants Bring Decades of Quirky Pop to Madison Theater
John Flansburgh and John Linnell have been making music together as They Might Be Giants for 43 years, crafting 23 studio albums rife with slanted pop songs and childlike panache. The New York City duo’s unconventional instrumentation and oddball, wit-laden lyrical themes drive their best-known tunes, most of which appear on their 1990 breakthrough, Flood:…
Baby’s First Haunt: Facing the Lights-On and Lights-Off Sides of the Dent Schoolhouse
As relationships progress, you inevitably discover new things about your significant other. Well, before October rolled around, not only did I become acquainted with my boyfriend’s love for haunted houses, but I learned that this year, he’d be making me visit one. I enjoy a good horror film, and I’m a dark ride fanatic, but…
