It wasn’t that long ago that summer music festivals didn’t really exist in America. I can remember pouring over Melody Maker’s coverage of events What’s the Rumpus?
Northside Festival
Brooklyn, June 12–14
July 2nd, 2014 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
It wasn’t that long ago that summer music festivals didn’t really exist in America. I can remember pouring over Melody Maker’s coverage of events
Chvrches
LC Pavilion, Columbus, June 10
June 12th, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Scotland's Chvrches have ascended. Before the trio's sold-out show in Columbus (the largest crowd they've played to yet), it was inexplicable how they
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton
This Is Stones Throw Records
May 29th, 2014 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
As much as artists drove the alternative movement, the influence that labels had can’t be underestimated. And while the stories of the rock imprints are
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks
Ace of Cups, Columbus, April 29
May 1st, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
At least within my sphere, Animal Collective has been an axiom for music going beyond comfortable boundaries for more than a decade now. In that span
Devo
The Complete Truth About De-Evolution
February 17th, 2014 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | 3 Comments »
Throughout the band’s existence, Devo has been inextricably tied to the visual component of performance. From its beginning
Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven
Highline Ballroon, New York, January 19
January 23rd, 2014 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
For many musicians, the trajectory of their career is a linear one. They move from one band to the next
Travis
Webster Hall, New York, September 23
October 21st, 2013 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
If Travis’ show at Webster Hall seemed like more of an event than merely another night of live music, it is perhaps with good reason
FLAG
Irving Plaza, New York, September 19
October 17th, 2013 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Punk rock reunions are big business, and has been proven time and time again, most differences between former bandmates can usually be put aside for the almighty dollar
Peter Hook & The Light
Webster Hall, New York, September 13
October 15th, 2013 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | 1 Comment »
I have to admit that when Peter Hook decided to tour a few years ago with a new band playing Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures in its entirety
The Mission
Irving Plaza, New York, September 5
October 14th, 2013 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
I’m beginning to think that we live in an era devoid of time, where decades past coexist alongside the present as if the hourglass is continuously flipping over. This past summer I was witness to Modern English, Bow Wow Wow, OMD, and New Order playing live shows to varying degrees of success and sizes of crowds. In some sense its a Godsend, as overly protective …