NUVO: Music Blog

John C. Reilly's roots revue at Radio Radio

Katherine Coplen — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Don't get it twisted: John C. Reilly's folk group is no movie star vanity project. His musical career goes deep. After launching his acting career in the Chicago musical theater community, Reilly blew the Academy away with his performance of "Mister Cellophane" as part of the cast of 2002's Chicago.…

Calexico: A band on the border

Katherine Coplen — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:50:00 -0400

John Convertino and Joey Burns grew up on opposite sides of the country, but settled together in the middle of the Southwest. There, in Tucson, they formed Calexico, a Tejano alt-country band that is deeply grounded in the sounds of the South.…

Album Review: Thom Daugherty - "Agitproper"

Rob Nichols — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:03:39 -0400

Dropped in the middle of "Agitproper", the unabashedly neo-retro solo EP from former Elms guitarslinger Thom Daugherty, is a song and performance that gives reason to like rest of the record.

"You Got the Blood of an Innocent Man on Your Hands" is packed with Daugherty's swaggering, stinging leads and distorted-yet-melodic chord crunches.…

Rad songs about sad waitresses: Menzingers at Hoosier Dome

Katherine Coplen — Fri, 31 May 2013 16:34:00 -0400

I'm kind of obsessed with Scranton's The Menzingers. Their album On the Impossible Past dropped in early 2012, and it hasn't left my car stereo since.…

Tribute to Jason Molina at Bluebird Saturday

Katherine Coplen — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:00:00 -0400

Dearly departed and dearly beloved Jason Molina will be celebrated with an all-star concert and memorial at the Bluebird this weekend. Molina, 39, died on March 16 from organ failure due to alcoholism.…

Hoosier-raised singer/songwriter Randy Paul returns to Indiana May 25

Rob Nichols — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:39:22 -0400

With an acoustic guitar strapped around his neck and shoulder, Randy Paul has kept himself busy. The Indiana native, who moved to Florida (and then to Charlotte) 14 years ago still wears his Hoosier musical roots proudly, and hits a hometown stage at Birdy's, on a bill with Indianapolis' Henry French on May 25.…

Danny Brown talks Minneapolis onstage incident

Katherine Coplen — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:43:00 -0400

Danny Brown plans to drop OLD, one of the most anticipated hip-hop albums of 2013, later this year. But a recent incident at a show in Minneapolis - when a female fan reportedly grabbed Brown, pulled down his pants and proceeded to perform oral sex on him - has eclipsed news of the upcoming release for now and has spawned a series of confusing and highly charged pieces.…

Bassist James Strong Jr. receives IUB's Herman C. Hudson award

Katherine Coplen — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:22:00 -0400

Congratulations to James Strong Jr. on his new alumni award, named for the founder of the Afro-American Arts Institute.

From the IU Newsdesk:

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University's African American Arts Institute is honoring James A. Strong Jr. with the Herman C. Hudson Alumni Award.…

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The glorious, gorgeous KO

Katherine Coplen — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:57:00 -0400

"I'm all over the place," laughs Kristin Newborn. We're sharing a table in the back of an Alley Cat with Todd Heaton, discussing the duo's new band, KO.…
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