It’s a day of doubles here at Listen In, with me finally receiving my Centro-Matic/South San Gabriel double album, Dual Hawks. With a double album from a band with split personalities (but we’ll get to that later), I thought I’d write a double article, so here it goes, the artist profile of Centro-Matic and South […]

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With the first wave of MySpace bands over and done with the novelty seems to have worn off. However, MySpace continues to be a place where otherwise overlooked artists can cultivate their talents and share them with the world independently. Kissey Asplund is one such artist and could quickly become known as a “Swedish soul […]

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You may remember, long before Listen In was formed, I wrote a concert review for a show I saw almost a year ago, of Girl in a Coma performing at a local grocery store. Since that time GIAC have officially made it big, touring around the country and overseas opening for Morrissey, not to mention […]

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In 2004, a 19 year old Melody Gardot was struck on her bicycle by a Jeep making an illegal turn. The accident left her with a shattered pelvis – she still uses a cane to get around – hyper-sensitivity to light and sound – she never takes off her dark glasses and earplugs – and […]

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Always ahead of the curve, Matthew Perpetua of, Fluxblog, in February 2006, claimed that Casey Dienel was “a much much much less precious version of Nellie McKay”. McKay at that time being seemingly on the verge of super-stardom. I had never heard of Casey Dienel, but I was a fan of McKay, so I checked […]

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It seems I have set myself up to fail. I fear there is nothing I can write about Mingus that hasn’t already been written. One need only peruse the half dozen or so substantial biographies (including his own apocrypha: Beneath The Underdog) or the voluminous holdings of The Charles Mingus Collection at The Library of […]

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Glasgow, Scotland’s Sons and Daughters spun off from indie darlings Arab Strap in 2001 when Adele Bethel (vocals, guitar, piano) and David Gowe (drums, percussion) conceived of the idea while on tour, and along with Ailidh Lennon (bass, mandolin, piano) birthed the young rock group. Scott Paterson soon completed the roster as second vocalist/guitarist and […]

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In the mid-80s London club soul scene nurtured many up-and-coming acts. None of the names to emerge from this scene, however, have become more prolific, or more ubiquitous than superstars ”The Beatles”.
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Thanks to the iPod Nano, everyone in the English-speaking world has heard “1234″ and indie boys utter her name with lust and reverence (and a little envy that she slides so easily into those skinny jeans). With sold-out shows worldwide and nearly half a million records sold, Leslie Feist is the little indie rocker that […]

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Amidst the criticism of R&B music – talk of mediocre talent and dependence on image rather than vocal ability – Corinne Bailey Rae’s star shone bright with her self titled debut album. In an age where the art smooth R&B seems lost, Corinne Bailey Rae proved that it is indeed alive and well with her […]

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