February 24-March 2, 2005 music under the rock

January 27-February 2, 2005 music Found Sound STEPPING UP: (from left: Kennedy, Cawley, Muller, Garito, Kehoe) Audible’s debut CD, Sky Signal, comes out on Polyvinyl this week. Photo By: Michael T. Regan Local indie-pop combo Audible plays it by ear.…

January 6-12, 2005 music under the rock open tuning: “It’s the only stringed instrument which gives you that much space, which I just love,” says Curtis Eller. “All the ugly silence, the air.” by Michael Pelusi Master of Serpents One…

November 25-December 1, 2004 music under the rock by Michael Pelusi Jason Lives When it comes to being retro, Jason Falkner is ahead of the curve. Don’t believe it? Back in 2000, the veteran L.A.-based musician formed a band called…

November 25-December 1, 2004 music under the rock by Michael Pelusi Jason Lives When it comes to being retro, Jason Falkner is ahead of the curve. Don’t believe it? Back in 2000, the veteran L.A.-based musician formed a band called…

November 11-17, 2004 music Under The Rock Universal Truth: “It’s harder to make a record that doesn’t have a whole lot on it,” says Alun Woodward (right) of The Delgados. One for the Song Sluts by Michael Pelusi Two Sundays…

October 14-20, 2004 cover story Eltro OnDemand How Philly indie rock got on Comcast. by Michael Pelusi Eltro, one of Philly’s most compelling bands, has been on hiatus for nearly a year. Of course, their music still casts a spell…

October 7-13, 2004 music Under the Rock by Michael Pelusi Unchained Melody After all this time, Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE (Nonesuch) is finally here. After the drugs, the piano in the sandbox, the heroes and villains, biographers, meltdowns, embarrassments, comebacks,…

September 9-15, 2004 musicpicks Curtis Eller’s American Circus Rock/pop Last winter, a small but eager audience at Doc Watson’s was taken aback by the final performer on an indie-folk Plain Parade bill. A tall, thin, shy stranger with a banjo…