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The Jesus and Mary Chain
It’s hard to think of a band in the last 40 years that has been more incendiary than The Jesus and Mary Chain. After making their way from East Kilbride (Scotland) to London, they became infamous for gigs that often ended in riots. However, it was their music that was truly arresting. After first putting out a single on the legendary Creation label, they released …
The Kills
Newport Music Hall, Columbus, February 18
The Agit Reader Top 10 of 2023
It never ceases to surprise me when I come across someone with the notion that there isn’t new music worth hearing these days. As much as I can appreciate the cynicism, the idea that pop music, for lack of a better term, peaked years ago is ridiculous. I get it: the kids have it easy these days, whereas we had to walk several miles barefoot …
Nick Cave
KeyBank State Theatre, Cleveland, September 25
Warpaint
A&R Music Bar, Columbus, September 15
Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, and Bully
KEMBA Live, Columbus, June 12
Sleaford Mods
Since teaming up in 2009, vocalist Jason Williamson and musical brain trust Andrew Fearn, a.k.a. Sleaford Mods, have carved out their own niche. Theirs is an idiosyncratic mix of grimy hip-hop and electronic post-punk minimalism laced with invective lyrics that touch on such subjects as class, politics, musical voyeurism, and personal relations. Recorded during the pandemic times of 2021, the band’s eighth album (if you …
The Agit Reader Top 10 of 2022
Spoon and Interpol
Kemba Live, Columbus, August 30
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