Elefant | Double Door (Chicago, IL) | February 29, 2004 | Recently New York City’s own quartet, Elefant, graced the stage at Chicago’s Double Door with a performance that felt unique to the atmosphere of that night. Not being a newcomer to the Elefant live show experience you go in knowing a few things that tend to happen throughout the […]

The Thrills | The Parish (Austin, TX) | January 20, 2004 | What should one expect out of a band from Dublin, Ireland? Maybe some resemblance to Riverdance and a bad temper? Well that’s definitely NOT what you will get from The Thrills, a five piece band just starting to break through in The States. Their sound is more closely […]

Kill Hannah | The Outland (Springfield, MO) | November 7, 2003 | After two local bands finished their set, the Chicago rock band known as Kill Hannah took the stage. They performed at the Outland venue in Springfield, Missouri at around 11pm. The low-key crowd immediately took interest. The bands’ five members include Mat on guitar who also provides the […]

Ben Lee | Blue Note (Columbia, MO) | November 3, 2003 The talented Ben Lee opened for Phantom Planet in an 11 song, 50 minute set. Lee’s conviction in his music was respectable and his multi-talented back up was also impressive. The guitarist, McGowan, also tried his hand at the drums whilst playing the guitar and the keyboardist, Laura, switched […]

Phantom Planet | The Granada (Lawrence, KS) | November 1, 2003 | Although it took the crowd a while to warm up to the band (perhaps it was weather related), the boys from California, who named themselves after a science fiction movie, put on a great 12-song set that left those in attendance in the college town of Lawrence, Kansas, […]

The Stills | Logic Will Break Your Heart | Rating: 9.5/11 | Reviewed by: Jennifer F. | The Stills, Logic Will Break Your Heart, was released on Atlantic Records in October of 2003. This debut album by the Canadian band is of sound quality both musically and lyrically. The deep, rich voice of singer Tim Fletcher is fitting to the haunting and pained themes of loss of […]

The Darkness | Permission To Land | Rating: 9/11 | Reviewed by: Melissa Lozano | No joke, The Darkness is the kind of band you hear a lot about so you purchase Permission to Land, the British band’s debut album, in order to form your own conclusion. After the first forty-five seconds you’re not sure whether to laugh or give a pair of devil horns. Well, my […]