2004 November | one times one
opinions were like kittens i was giving them away. -modest mouse
there's nothing as something as one. -e. e. cummings

OTO Rating: 10/10
      I have a theory that Chad Crouch’s Blanket Music is the musical equivalent of an Ira Glass piece from “This American Life.” Crouch delivers his songs in the same disarming and witty vein as Glass plays out his narratives, and both men have a kinetic energy that gives an edge to what [...]

OTO Rating: 10/10
      Philadelphia-based Illumina is the group that I’ve been dreaming of for a while now. Music writers all long for that one band to come along and deliver an album that makes them a fan from the get-go, before they’ve even thought about formulating a single sentence. What makes it all the more [...]

All Tomorrow’s Parties is an annual event that draws hordes of music goers to the beaches of southern California. This year with Modest Mouse as curators, it was a rock and indie dream come true – the phenomenal line up seemed unreal, simply too good to be true. I’d been dreaming of and lusting for [...]

OTO Rating: 7/10
      Nashville native Cary Brothers got his big break when the unsigned singer/songwriter’s song “Blue Eyes” was used in the indie hit film “Garden State.” The plaintive love song was also included on the Sony released soundtrack, which was recently certified Gold with 500,000 units sold. Now Brothers, who strangely enough is still [...]