Nicole Sands

February 4, 2010

Ingrid Michaelson Live

By Nicole Sands

If you bought tickets to Ingrid Michaelson's concert last Saturday night thinking you were her only fans (I'm talking about you, annoying girls in line in front of me), you were immediately proven wrong. The line for the...

November 19, 2009

Norah’s Fall Is No Misstep ***

By Nicole Sands

Singer/songwriter Norah Jones, a modern Billie Holiday who started rocking the modern jazz world in 2002, is back with her fourth album which debuted on Tuesday, November 17th. Ever the eclectic musician with an uncanny ...

November 5, 2009

Fall Sounds ***

By Nicole Sands

Ola Podrida, a.k.a. musician David Wingo, makes music that fits perfectly into the mold cast for the indie-folk sound: While his latest album, Belly of the Lion, may not be incredibly original or groundbreaking, he&#8217...

October 22, 2009

Twins Achieve Sainthood ****

By Nicole Sands

Canadian twins Tegan and Sara have the world at their fingertips: After winning a local music contest at the age of 17, they landed a spot on a "Grey's Anatomy" soundtrack, gained a devoted following of fans and even won...

October 1, 2009

Electricity in the AIR ***

By Nicole Sands

AIR: The French electronica band's name alone conjures up elemental and celestial thoughts, and the band itself lives up to its namesake by feeding off the spacey, electronic sounds made popular in the '70s by artists li...

September 24, 2009

New Album Reviews: No Age (*) and The Swell Season (**)

By Artsweek Editor, Nicole Sands

No Age returns to smaller releases after flirtation and romance, brought singer-its last two projects have produced LPs. The Losing Feeling EP - due out Oct. 6 - is a bit of a departure for the band, which abandons the f...

September 17, 2009

Relevatory Resistance ****

By Nicole Sands

Muse's fifth album, The Resistance, is a perfect display of what the Brit band does best: It blends hard rock rhythms with haunting, orchestral melodies to create one very eclectic listening experience. But, while Muse's...