CL Tampa Music Team's Best Albums of 2011
A breakdown of our favorite albums of the year, with lots of video & audio.
By Julie Garisto, Leilani Polk, Evan Tokarz, Nicole Kibert, Joel Weiss, Gabe Echazabal and Deborah Ramos
Tags: Music News, Your Light Like White Lightning Your Light Like A Laserbeam, Yelle, wilco, whokill, white denim, where were we, We're Dreaming, We Bought a Zoo Soundtrack, Wasting Light, Wanda Jackson, Vetiver, Urge Overkill, Undun, underneath the pine, TV On The Radio, tuneyards, toro y moi, Torches, top albums of 2011, Tom waits, Timez Are Weird These Days, those darlins, they will find you here, theophilus london, The Whole Love, The Smiths Complete, The Smiths, the roots, The Rip Tide, The Party Ain’t Over, The Old Magic, The Mattson Two, the king the clow and the colonel, The King Is Dead, The Joy Formidable, the hunter, The Family Tree, The Errant Charm, the english riviera, The Decemberists, The Cold Testament, the black keys, The Big Roar, The Bangles, Tarot Classics, Sweetheart of the Sun, Surfer Blood, Sleepy Vikings, Sky Full of Holes, Sister Of Mine, Sigur Rós, shinju tnt, Screws Get Loose, Safari Disco Club, rome, roman nose, Rock & Roll Submarine, Real Ghosts Caught on Tape, Radical Face, Poly Styrene, PJ Harvey, Peter Bjorn & John, pebbles, Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam, odd soul, ninja gun, nine types of light, Nick Lowe, Never Trust A Happy Song, mutemath, morningbell, Metronomy, mergers & acquisitions, Mastodon, Marksmen, Maritime, m83, Let England Shake, Lenny Kravitz, Lemuria, Kate Bush, Jónsi, Inni, Hurry Up, Human Hearts, how dare you, Helplessness Blues, have gun will travel, Grouplove, Greenland Is Melting, gloss drop, Girls, Gimme Some, Ghostpoet, Generation Indigo, Gavin Friday, Fountains of Wayne, foster the people, foo fighters, Fleet Foxes, Feeling Hands, Father Son Holy Ghost, fake problems, extra classic, el camino, Duran Duran, Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi, d, Cloud Control, catholic, Book Of Black Earth, bliss release, Black and White America, best albums of the year, best albums of 2011, Beirut, battles, basso profundo, Bad as Me, auto automatic, All You Need Is Now, akron family, 50 Words For Snow, Video
Concert Review: My Morning Jacket at Hard Rock Live, Orlando
A break-down of last Sunday night's show featuring the Kentucky indie rock band, with photos and setlist.
By Phil Bardi and Deborah Ramos
Tags: Music News, Universal Studios, Setlist, photos, Orlando, My Morning Jacket, jim james, hard rock live, circuital
#MusicMonday, Vol. 51
What the CL Music Team is jamming, from Junius to Grouplove to Thom Yorke's BB6 6 mix (with audio).
By Scott Harrell, Leilani Polk, Taylor Toothman, Andrew Silverstein, elawgrrl, Joel Weiss, Deborah Ramos and Ray Roa
Tags: Music News, where were we, TV On The Radio, thom yorke, ryan adams, Reports from the Threshold of Death, Notorious, Never Trust A Happy Song, melt banana, junius, Grouplove, Greenland Is Melting, Duran Duran, desperate youth bloodthirsty babes, De La Soul, Charlie, Ashes & Fire, 3 Feet High and Rising
#MusicMonday, Vol. 47
What the CL Music Team is jamming this Monday: OMD, The Horrible Crowes, Blink-182, Milagres + more (audio & video included).
By Scott Harrell, Leilani Polk, Taylor Toothman, Infinite Skillz, Joel Weiss, Kate Cillian, Gabe Echazabal and Deborah Ramos
Tags: Music News, The Horrible Crowes, The Family Sign, scoundrels, Pearl Jam Twenty, OMD, neighborhoods, Milagres, Matthew Perryman Jones, m83, Josh Rouse & the Long Vacations, Hurry Up We're Dreaming, extra classic, Cameron Crowe, blitzen trapper, Blink-182, Black Star, atmosphere, american goldwing
#MusicMonday, Vol. 46
What the CL Music Team is jamming this fine Monday, from The Ramones to Fucked Up to SBTRKT and more (with lots of video & audio).
By Leilani Polk, Taylor Toothman, Evan Tokarz, Andrew Silverstein, Kate Cillian, Gabe Echazabal, Mike Wilson, Deborah Ramos and Valerie Quintana
Tags: Music News, The Young Veins, The Wandas, The Ready Set, the Ramones, The Hundred in the Hands, take a vacation, sbtrkt, Rocket to Russia, ratatat, portugal.the man, miniature tigers, lp4, in the mountain in the cloud, I'm dreaming, I'm Alive, Fucked Up, david comes to life
#MusicMonday, Vol. 45
What the CL Music Team is jamming this fine Monday, from Echo & The Bunneymen to Givers and more
By Taylor Toothman, Tracy May, Infinite Skillz, Joel Weiss, Gabe Echazabal and Deborah Ramos
Tags: Music News, Watch the Throne, Success Is Certain, Songs to Learn and Sing, Royce Da 5'9", Minnesota, mason jennings, Kanye West and Jay Z, In Light, Givers, Echo and the Bunnymen, Bob Dylan
Antiwarpt in Review, Part 2: Pre-party, Main Event, After Parties
CL's re-cap of last weekend's second annual Antiwarpt fest, with photos & video.
By Leilani Polk, Phil Bardi, Andrew Silverstein and Deborah Ramos
Tags: Music News, the pauses, Sleepy Vikings, london souls, Living Arches, Greenland Is Melting, Florida night Heat, Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe, ella's americana folk art Café, bright light social hour, Antiwarpt
#MusicMonday, Vol. 43
What the CL Music Team is jamming this week, from Reptar to Fruit Bats to Bob Seger (w/audio)
By Julie Garisto, Taylor Toothman, Jeff O'kelley, Kate Cillian, Gabe Echazabal, Deborah Ramos and Ray Roa
Tags: Music News, You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch, Tripper, The Venetia Fair, the pits, the ornament, Smokin O.P.s, Rival Sons, reptar, Pressure & Time, Obangle Fizz Y'all, musicmonday, MTV, golden leaves, fruit bats, Bob Seger
#MusicMonday, Vol. 41
What the CL Music Team is jamming this week, from City of Ships to Patti Smith (w/audio + video)
By Scott Harrell, Julie Garisto, Leilani Polk, Taylor Toothman, elawgrrl, Joel Weiss, Kate Cillian, Gabe Echazabal, Deborah Ramos and Ray Roa
Tags: Music News, wugazi, wave, The Last Place, Room for Dream, reggie watts, Patti Smith, musicmonday, Minor World, kishi bashi, Incubus, If Not Now When, fuck shit stack, damnesia, City of Ships, Army Navy, Alkaline Trio, 13 chambers
#MusicMonday, Vol. 39
This week's listens, from Book of Black Earth to Sondre Lerche.
By Leilani Polk, Taylor Toothman, Joel Weiss, Gabe Echazabal, Deborah Ramos and Ray Roa
Tags: Music News, who kill, tune yards, Tripper, sondre lerche, fruit bats, Book Of Black Earth, arctic monkeys
MusicMonday: What we're listening to
What the CL team is spinning this week, from Vetiver to Danzig.
By Leilani Polk, Taylor Toothman, Andrew Silverstein, Joel Weiss, Gabe Echazabal and Deborah Ramos
Concert review: Dr. Dog at State Theatre, St. Petersburg (with setlist & photo)
By Deborah Ramos
Tags: Music News, Toby Leaman, The Beatles, state theater, St. Petersburg, shame, Scott McMicken, Record Store Day, Music Review, music, dr. dog, concerts
Concert review: Broken Social Scene at The Ritz Ybor, Tampa (with setlist and photos)
By Deborah Ramos
Tags: Music News, ybor city, Tampa, Sam Goldberg, Ritz Ybor, Music Review, music, Lisa Lobsinger, Kevin Drew, forgiveness rock record, concerts, Charles Spearin, Broken Social Scene, Brendan Canning, 2011