The Helio Sequence
live at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) April 3rd, 2008.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
live at Paradise (Boston, MA) April 3rd, 2008.

The Gutter Twins
live at Paradise (Boston, MA) March 18th, 2008.

Ivan Bittertizov fucking hates you
Grand Ole Party, Keyshia Cole, Another Animal.

Neurosis / Mastodon / A Storm Of Light
at Masonic Temple (Brooklyn, NY) Jan. 25th, 2008.

Hot Water Music "Till the Wheels Fall Off" (No Idea)
Closing one chapter and opening another.

Eluveitie "Slania" (Nuclear Blast)
Fails to capture a strong emotion from either side of their musical blueprint.

Portishead "Third" (Mercury)
Creating a whole new vocabulary to their language.

Death Angel "Killing Season" (Nuclear Blast)
Willing to do it when no one else will.

Nik Freitas "Sun Down" (Team Love)
Not afraid to tread the waters of pop innocence.