The Frames show review

The Frames @ The Belly Up, 4/6/2007 Show review and pic by Natalie Kardos Even though Irish band The Frames has been around since 1990, they’re just starting to make waves over here in the United States. Those ripples were readily apparent last night at the Belly Up Tavern. Even though there seemed to be more of a crowd for […]

The Thermals show review

The Thermals @ The Casbah,, 4/5/2007 Review and pics by Natalie Kardos “Hardly art/hardly garbage.” So spoke the Thermals in “No Culture Icons” off of their first album, More Parts Per Million. And so goes their music. Hardly art, insofar as it’s punk rock and thus rebelling against traditional art forms. Hardly garbage, because, well, it’s damn good music. And […]