I went to the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC to see Blitzen Trapper and Iron & Wine. If you have listened to Iron & Wine and not seen them live, I definitely wouldn’t miss your next opportunity. There were certainly a few surprises, notably a fuller sounding poppy and radio ready version of “Love and […]

The Audio Muffin authors have been tapped to judge a Battle of the Bands at the Good Hurt on July 16th. The bands performing run a wide range of musical styles, including rock through spinning, so it should shape up to be a pretty interesting contest. One of the Muffin authors even has […]

Murs said it best after performing his hit, “L.A” on the Mojave stage. Several of us from The Audio Muffin made the trek from Southern California’s coastline into the blazing desert for Coachella 2008, not to be disappointed. The desert attracted its usual unique crowd, from hippies with faces painted cruising shoeless, indie loyals with […]

Just got back from an amazing Jill Scott concert at the Gibson Amphitheater here in Los Angeles. I wanted to get this review down as soon as possible, because I’m still riding the high from this experience. If you ever get a chance to see her live, I strongly urge you to check her out. […]

Yes… this news is a few weeks old. But I have a couple reasons for this. First off, I have an unwavering sense of procastination, and for this I can only blame myself. Secondly, I was really really hoping that Radiohead and My Bloody Valentine would be added to save what is possibly Coachella’s most […]