Farren Stanley

If you heard Laura Veirs' 2004 release Carbon Glacier, you were transported. Veirs' sparse narrative lyrics, carried by a clear, indelible voice cast from the same material as Lisa Loeb's and Liz Phair's, took you to a stripped winter cabin, and you carried vivid flashes of memory—a thrashing river, stones...

The members of Menomena will freely admit that they start each composition with a drum loop. We're all relieved that they cop to it, because the percussive assault of each and every song on their 2007 release Friend and Foe is jarring and undeniable and provides the momentum for a...

Daily special! There are some diverse and tasty pop delicacies on the menu at ellum:Onstage this week. It's a four-course orgy of synthesizers, violins, guitars, percussion, banjos and really adorable —legal and low-fat, promise!—pristine-voiced indie rockers. Savor each act: Great Glass Elevator blend the driving, anthemic energy of punk guitar...