“I was just playing with him,” Yeasayer vocalist/keyboardist Chris Keating assured the mostly-drunk crowd. ‘He’ being a loosely affixed mic-stand that spun away from his hand every time the singer reached for it. A quick adjustment from a techie settled things between Keating and microphone. ...

I expected quite a bit to happen during my evening at the UNKLE show in San Francisco, one of a few U.S. shows in which the electronica duo were set to introduce themselves as a live band. I expected the setting to be perfect, as the Mezzanine is best utilized when hosting DJ and electronic acts. ...

Outside, amidst the swirl of evening traffic and general inanity of holiday shoppers as they bustle along downtown sidewalks, it’s near freezing. The vapor of my breath lost in the exhaust of cars stopped at red lights. At the corner the distinct clomping of hoofs draws my attention to a horse ...

I used to be a fan of Chuck Klosterman. Notice the employment of the past tense in that last sentence. So, what happened? Well, Chuck pissed me off, that’s what. I’ve been writing these “Life on Shuffle” pieces for Treblezine for more than a year now. If you haven’t read one before, let me give ...

If we haven’t said it already, Happy New Year. Treble is refreshed, invigorated and ready to take on 2008. And now that we’re a few weeks into it, it seems that there’s no better time than now to revisit a handful of albums released in 2007 that we didn’t get around to reviewing. Why didn’t we ...

Looks like nobody’s showing up to the Golden Globes this year. And if the strike continues, God only knows what’s going to happen with the Academy Awards. Well, there’s no need to return the tux early, because just down the street in a comfy living room, we’re holding our annual Trebblie awards, ...

Dustin Allen Deerhoof – Friend Opportunity Radiohead – In Rainbows Sunset Rubdown – Random Spirit Lover Iron & Wine – The Shepard's Dog The National – Boxer Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? Feist – The Reminder Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Animal Collective – ...

For better or for worse, Treble is a democracy. The staff comprises its constituents and each vote is weighed with equal consideration. Taking that on its face, some genres are bound to be excluded when it comes time to rank and file the best releases of the year, decade, century etc. One could ...

The problem with year end lists is that they require setting some kind of ground rules. December 2006 releases may count as 2007, but any earlier may not, unless released in the United States in the first time, then it’s eligible. However, if we included it on last year’s list then it ...

Far be it from me to say what's cool and what isn't or to champion with all the strength of my being a band or set of bands that are bound to save the unsavable genre of all. However, when I see a skinny, crazed and decidedly shirtless frontman screaming blood vessels to the utmost limit before ...