Bao Nguyen

most of the I know Girl Talk doesn’t write the music that makes his set magical. He (Gregg Gillis) just mixes the songs together in a good way…

Expectations were set so low for this festival. There has been lots of complaining. The price is relatively high, the linuep is relatively weak, and a lot of people weren’t happy about the five-per-person beer limit…

“The one major Lolla letdown was Duffy, the 24-year-old Welsh singer who’s on the cover of the new Spin. She’s being hyped as the next Amy Winehouse, but Duffy‘s thin, shrill voice makes Ms…

I liked The Go! Team at first, but now I really don’t. Their live show, though energetic, has been a complete turn off for me. ‘BrooklynVegan Mike’ saw them this past weekend at Osheaga and holds a different opinion…

DOWNLOAD: Iron & Wine – Each Coming Night (Pocketknife’s Rooftop Telescope Edit) (MP3) “Iron & Wine seem to get even more boring every time I see them live…

On the heels of last year’s “The Stage Names,” its best seller to date, Austin-based rock act Okkervil River returns Sept. 9 with another Jagjaguwar album, “The Stand Ins…

Bloc Party, Foals Foal w/ a sore arm? Often accused of having a similar sound, and united together against the evil powers of Sex Pistol John Lydon (and McCain), Foals and Bloc Party both visited from the UK to play Lollapalooza this past weekend…

If you’re going to All Points West on Sunday, don’t miss Amadou & Mariam, “the blind couple from Mali”, and their band. Bao caught their set at Lollapalooza…

“The D.J. Girl Talk has won positive reviews for his new album and news media attention for its Radiohead-style pay-what-you-want pricing, and on Friday night he is scheduled to play a high-profile gig at the All Points West festival in Jersey City…

We’ve been following Broken Social Scene all over the place lately. Way back when there was Bonnaroo. Then Sled Island. Then there were the two NYC shows – Mercury Lounge and the Siren Festival…