Yep, it’s time again for the quintessential “so far” list — no music site is complete without one! 2009 is shaping up to be an interesting year, with old favorites and newcomers alike issuing strong releases. In an attempt to make some sense out of everything, our staff got together to vote on our favorites.
We’d [...]

As with most Noise Pop shows, there was a whole lot of music at the Independent last Saturday. Indie heavy weight AC Newman was joined by recent indie darling Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele and up-and-comers Devon Williams and City Light for four hours of excellent indie music.

We gave a full rundown of 2009 upcoming album releases a few weeks ago, but there are so many great albums coming out today that we thought it deserved a special reminder.
We’ve gushed about A.C. Newman, Andrew Bird and Bon Iver plenty of times before, and Or, the Whale are on a very short list [...]

As 2008 comes to a close, we at Stranger Dance are starting to look forward to what 2009 holds. A number of our favorite artists (Andrew Bird, Bon Iver, Jason Isbell, M. Ward, Wilco, etc.) have confirmed upcoming albums and even more are flirting with the idea.
A few things stuck out to us while compiling [...]

It’s that time of year again — the turkey leftovers are long gone and we’re hearing Christmas music in every store in town, so it must be time for best-albums-of-year lists.
After screaming matches, insults and a fist fight or two, the dust has settled and the Stranger Dance staff stands before you united with our [...]

[This weekly feature is a snapshot of what the Stranger Dance staff can't get out of our collective head each week. On any given week, we might be digging a new local act, an old jazz chestnut, the newest Japanese electro-folk or whatever else we've got on the turntable/iPod that week.]
We’re apparently in a “now” [...]