Review: The Avett Brothers @ The Filmore Detroit

Concentration: Scott Avett

The Avett Brothers have just completed a second pass through metro Detroit in the last six months and are drawing in new fans and keeping the old ones happy with their always-impressive live performances. The summer crowd was a mish-mash of diehards mixed with newbies whose interest was peaked by the 93.9 [...]

The MCB Review: She & Him at Royal Oak Music Theatre

Zooey Deschanel of She and Him.

I ♥ She & Him. That’s what the concert t-shirt reads that I bought, and I usually don’t buy concert t-shirts. However, there was something so real and pure about this duo that I could not resist the t-shirt, or declaring my love. She [...]

The MCB Review: Local Natives @ Blind Pig

Local Natives' Taylor Rice & Baba Booey from "Howard Stern"- seperated at birth? Maybe. (Photo: Christian Spencer & Nicole Cummings)

The Local Natives are commonly compared to their contemporary indie peers—Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, Yaesayer, etc.—the very convenient list goes on to capture just about every band that has [...]

The MCB Review: OK Go @ Magic Stick

OK Go during their Magic Stick performance April 22nd (photos courtesy of Christian Spencer & Nicole Cummings.)

There is a certain wildly popular independent music website that absolutely loathes OK Go; too contrived, too formulaic, too campy. Their albums get completely blasted for trying too hard to be commercially successful. The most positive thing [...]

The MCB Review: Citizen Cope @ Royal Oak Theater

Citizen Cope at Royal Oak Theater April 20, 2010. (Photo courtesy of Christian Spencer & Nicole Cummings)

There is no confusing the on stage performance of Clarence Greenwood, a.k.a. Citizen Cope, with Iggy Pop. Clarence is, to say the least, laid back. He’s a lot gentle strumming, some shallow swaying and a bit [...]

MCB Review- Mayer Hawthorne @ St. Andrew's Hall

Mayer Hawthorne during his show @ St. Andrew's Hall March 26th.

Mayer Hawthorne, dressed to impress in a bright red suit and tie, wheeled into St. Andrew’s Hall for a hometown show of sorts. Mayer, born Andrew Mayer Cohen in Ann Arbor, has been touring the country since September to promote his [...]