The Artistree

Captured Highlights of 2010

Some of my favorite images from this past year. Featuring photos of Robert Levon Been (BRMC), Greg Dulli [The Twilight Singers], Junip, Matthew Bellamy [Muse], Peter Silberman [The Antlers] … (read more)

Chad’s Top Albums of 2010

This year there were introductions and re-introductions. Daft Punk’s vision for Tron finally came to life, Sufjan Stevens had people questioning his musical direction, and we welcomed back BRMC’s brand of old school rock ‘n’ roll. We got to meet instrument builders Buke & Gass, the soulful Sharon Van Etten and up and coming electronic artist Baths. The following list is my version of handing you a bunch of albums with my favorite tracks marked off. (read more)

Show Recap: Brooklyn Welcomes José González’s Junip

For a band that has been together for over ten years, I was surprised that Junip hadn’t crossed my radar sooner. It was a couple of years ago when I first heard José González’s work from The Gutter Twins version of “Down the Line.” At a later date during a late night drive down an empty parkway, Kat properly exposed me to the album Veneer in full. To this day, it’s still one of the most humbly intimate… (read more)