Travis Morrison Hellfighters came around to the black cat after Travis’ big move to NYC. Travis Morrison will always hold a place in my music collection with the Dismemberment Plan – but his influence over the music of the Hellfighters holds steady with his lyrical way of singing, pop sensibility, tech-pop-soul-funk-progressive keyboard/piano riffs, and his [...]

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Chatty as ever, nonchalant, sing-song often non-sensical lyrics: these are words used to describe the performance by Stephen Malkmus at the 930 Club here in Washington. I’ve always enjoyed his wimsical “flow” – the way that he molds imagery with his quick witted style. Stephen Malkmus, formerly of Pavement (R.I.P. circa 2000) – brought his [...]

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