Articles by Clinton Hallahan
Erland & The Carnival
Nightingale
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
People cite "raw talent" all the time, usually referring to young people who stumble upon creating a remarkable debut. Less discussed is "m...
The Bon
Static Electricity
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2011
The self-awareness that usually goes along with bands inviting the tag of "revivalist" is notably absent on Static Electricity, the latest...
Fine Canadian Forces
Hebrew Lessons
PUBLISHED May 10, 2011
Jordan Fine's full-length release, Hebrew Lessons, might be a lesson of another sort: you have to make things match up. For example, over t...
Jookabox
The Eyes of the Fly
PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2011
The Eyes of the Fly sounds like a bunch of stuff thrown at the wall by precision instruments, trebuchets and cannons primed to create somet...
Ponytail
Do Whatever You Want All the Time
PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2011
After a minor hit with Ice Cream Spiritual and totally not breaking up (promise), Baltimore, MD quartet Ponytail return with Do Whatever Yo...
The Kills
Blood Pressures
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2011
Just like Icky Thump made no sense without time with the Raconteurs, Blood Pressures, the fourth album by blues rock duo the Kills, makes t...
Sun Wizard
Positively 4th Avenue
PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2011
Sun Wizard pray to a different set of gods than cross-town rivals Black Mountain, but the cadence of their prayers is similar. The talented...
The Runaway Catholics
Charmed Life
PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2011
Handshaking vocalists aren't especially rare, and the Runaway Catholics' new record, Charmed Life, testifies to the effectiveness of that i...
