October 2014

Reviews, October 2014

Books BLACK FRANCIS, JOHN  FRANK, STEVE APPLEBY THE GOOD INN (IT BOOKS) In 1908, the simple mechanics of the zoetrope and the science, chemistry, and fledgling art of still...

Alex Taylor, Carl Elvers, Erin Hall, Leigh Checkman, Rev. Dan Jackson

September 2014

Reviews, September 2014

CORY BRANAN NO-HIT WONDER (BLOODSHOT) Cory Branan’s latest effort, No-Hit Wonder, is a simultaneously summery and sullen showcase of Branan’s immense talent as a writer and...

Anna Gaca, Bill Arceneaux, Dominique LeJeune, Kevin Comarda, Rev. Dan Jackson

June 2014

Reviews, June 2014

THE BALLY WHO? A PILFERER’S PATIENCE (SELF-RELEASED) Of all the places for a band to find inspiration for an album, a puppet show is probably down toward the “unlikely” end...

Anna Gaca, Carl Elvers, Erin Hall, Jenn Attaway, Leigh Checkman, Rev. Dan Jackson

June 2014

Real Talk: Memorable Moments from Antigravity’s First Ten Years

AG has been privileged to speak with a lot of artists over the past 10 years and have them tell us their stories. Here are some of the most memorable moments as rendered by Osa...

Aaron Santos, Adele Hunt, Andy Gibbs, Brett Schwaner, Bryan Funck, Dan Fox, Derek, Dominique LeJeune, Dorian Commode, Erin Hall, Gabe Soria, Gary Mader, Jason Songe, Jenn Attaway, Jules Bentley, Kate Russell, Kevin Barrios, Leigh Checkman, Leo McGovern, M. Bevis, Marty Garner, Michael Patrick Welch, Miles Britton, Osa Atoe, Rev. Dan Jackson, Robert Offner, Sara Pic, Skwirl

May 2014

Creepin’ and Reekin’ with Lydia Loveless

With three separate releases—Boy Crazy (EP), Somewhere Else (LP), and the single “Mile High” b/w “Blind”—all jammed into the last six months, Lydia Loveless has been...

Rev. Dan Jackson

April 2013

Reviews, April 2013

Books VINCENT A. CELLUCCI, ED. FUCK POEMS: AN EXCEPTIONAL ANTHOLOGY (LAVENDER INK) It’s amazing, the capacity that one word can still have to shock, to titillate, to hint at the...

Erin Hall, Leigh Checkman, Mike Rodgers, Rev. Dan Jackson

April 2013

Goodie Basket: AG Writers Pick a Bountiful Bushel at This Year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Break out the wide-brimmed  hats, the sunscreen and the boogie. While hordes of  old dudes from Maine descend upon us clothed in short-sleeved button downs emblazoned with...

Anton Falcone, Dan Fox, Erin Hall, Kate Russell, Kevin Barrios, Leigh Checkman, Rev. Dan Jackson, Sara Pic

March 2013

Reviews, March 2013

Books MARK LAFLAUR ELYSIAN FIELDS (MID-CITY) Kicking off a book with a catastrophe-in-the-making is risky business. In the case of Mark LaFlaur’s Elysian Fields, it casts a pall...

Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman, Mike Rodgers, Rev. Dan Jackson

March 2013

Passing Gas with They Might Be Giants

John Linnell (pictured, on the right), one of the founding Johns of They Might Be Giants (together with John Flansburgh), was gracious enough to chat with me in anticipation of...

Rev. Dan Jackson

February 2013

Reviews, February 2013

Books ALAN LIGHT THE HOLY OR THE BROKEN: LEONARD COHEN, JEFF BUCKLEY, & THE UNLIKELY ASCENT OF “HALLELUJAH” (ATRIA BOOKS) It still maintains a hold on us, this song of...

Dominique LeJeune, Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman, Mike Rodgers, Rev. Dan Jackson

February 2013

Eat Party Rally Boot Repeat: Antigravity’s Mardi Gras Buffet

DAN’S HUMMUS Someone recently told me they wanted to swim in my hummus; I don’t know what’s so special about it but I have been making this dish for a long time, ever since...

Dan Fox, E Willy P, Leigh Checkman, Rev. Dan Jackson

November 2012

Reviews, November 2012

Books T.GERONIMO JOHNSON HOLD IT ‘TIL IT HURTS (COFFEE HOUSE) It begins as a tale of two brothers’ provenance: Afghanistan war-weary veterans Achilles and Troy return from a...

Dan Fox, Erin Hall, Konrad Kantor, Leigh Checkman, Mike Rodgers, Rev. Dan Jackson