I had the opportunity to go see the Cirque Du Soleil – Michael Jackson: The Immortal performance at the Scottrade Center on Wednesday, February 8th. I’ve been a fan of Cirque Du Soleil for a long time and was very excited to go see one of their performances accompanied by the music of one of my all-time favorite artists.
Luke Naliborski Reviews Cirque Du M.J.
Posted on 10, Feb
Top Played Artists of 2011
Posted on 9, Feb
With the close of each year, there are tons of “Best of the Year” lists to be had. I wanted to do something a little different for this list, however: the 10 artists listed here aren’t necessarily the best of 2011, and the albums they’ve released aren’t necessarily the best of 2011. Heck, some of these artists didn’t even release albums in 2011. This list is simply comprised of the artists most frequently played in the St. Charles Slackers over the course of 2011. These are the voices we occupied ourselves with the most these past 12 months, and whether they’re the best (or worst) of what this year- or any other- has to offer, is up to you to decide.
Josh Vollmer Reviews Audio, Video, Disco by Justice
Posted on 3, Feb
I’ve never been huge on dance music. Specifically electronic or techno dance music, although you will never see me ‘tearin’ it up’ in ‘da club’ to the latest pop stylings either. Fifteen years ago I would have said that the reason I dislike the house genre is because it lacked soul. That DJs don’t make music, because the real music is already on the record they’re spinning, and no amount of mixing or rearranging will qualify the output as a real original creation.
Matt Albers Reviews Mosh N’ Roll by Bury Your Dead
Posted on 19, Aug
It’s always refreshing when a band that has strayed away from their original sound decides to get their act together and release a good old “return to form” record. Such is the case with the latest album from the Worcester, MA metallic hardcore outfit Bury Your Dead. Mosh N’ Roll, the band’s sixth full-length studio album and their debut on Mediaskare Records, is the band’s first album to feature vocalist Mat Bruso since his departure in 2007, after fronting the band for their first three albums.
Nathan Haggerman Reviews Wasting Light by Foo Fighters
Posted on 30, Jun
Sixteen epic years of rock is what the Foo Fighters had under their belt when they started recording and production on their newest album, Wasting Light. I will openly admit that my interest in them as recording artists has varied from time to time over the years since The Colour and the Shape, but I still enjoyed them as performing artists when I would go to see their shows. So I had high hopes for Wasting Light. The Foo Fighters have grown more mainstream over the years, and for better or worse this forced them to change their original sound- like any band at the 10+ year mark would have had to do.
Josh Vollmer Reviews Gloss Drop by Battles
Posted on 20, Jun
Saying that the band Battles is experimental doesn’t really do them justice. It’s like saying the gamma bomb that turned Dr. Bruce Banner into the Hulk was experimental. While it is an honest statement, it doesn’t quite sum up the true scope of things. Although “Atlas,” their first single from their debut album Mirrored, did find its way into a couple of ad campaigns as well as the hit video game Little Big Planet, for most people the band’s disarrayed song structures are pretty out there.
