Washed Out-Within and Without By: Cassandra Rating: “You’ll be all right in time” There are several terms in the world of popular music that instantly make me cringe.  “Indie” is undoubtedly one of them (any word that must be accompanied by air quotes and a brief/not so brief explanation of what exactly you mean should cause some  amount of discomfort).  “Chillwave” is another one of these words. Perhaps it is because...

Fucked Up – David Comes to Life By: Cassandra “It’s all been worth it.” Rating: David Comes to Life is Toronto hardcore band Fucked Up’s third full-length release.  It is a “rock opera” that follows the albums namesake David through trials and tribulations, love, loss, and learning.  The 78-minute opera is broken down into four acts representing the various aspects of David’s story. The album begins with...

Handsome Furs-Sound Kapital By: Cassandra “When I get back home…I won’t be the same no more.” Rating: Artists with side projects have always had to deal with two problems: differentiating the side project from the original, and deciding which project to focus on when.  Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Atlas Strategic) is no exception.   With Wolf Parade announcing an “infinite hiatus” Boeckner and his wife and bandmate Alexei...

The first thing I always hear when Against Me! comes up in conversation is how whoever I am talking with “only listens to older albums,” and this isn’t in the “I’m an annoying hipster and am better than you for only listening to older material” kind of way.  Against Me! is one of those bands that has an unbelievably dedicated fan base, and their show with Screaming Females and Lemuria at First Avenue June 21st really...

Eve & the Apple by: Cassandra Rating: “Let me be your downfall.” Eve & the Apple is a melodic indie-pop band out of the Twin Cities.  They began playing music together back in 2009 when singer Katie Marshal and drummer Richard Crowe paired vocals with backing tracks.  They were soon joined by Renee Klitzke (of Me and My Arrow) on cello.  The band’s new self-titled EP is a collection of songs meshing distinct classical...