Tangents Stories

Band Interview: Ghost Trees

Ghost Trees are a duo. They play jazz. They are badass. Beyond that, the exploration is up to the mind, the ear and the moment of the listener to listen, learn and enioy. Ghost Trees drummer Seth Nanaa passed through via email to give Daniel Coston his thoughts on Ghost Trees, music and whatever comes next. Tangents: How did Ghost Trees come together? Seth Nanaa: Ghost trees the duo is just an extension or continuation of our previous trio The Eastern Seaboard. It’s us without our former bass

Concert Review: Deer Tick at Visulite Theater

These freaky birds have gotten all growed up and are still rocking! It used to be that you would go to a Deer Tick show, and you’d have to have the National Guard on standby in case things got out of hand. Now the band does an acoustic set, which rocks, and then they come back out, turn up the amps and rock! All in one night. They focused their freakiness! Still dangerous, but now dangeriously fun. The National Guard still shows up at their show, but now they just sit back at the bar and try to

Concert Review: Adam Ant at Fillmore Charlotte

Makeup? Check. Tight pants? Check. Looking fantabulous, even at this Noble Age? Hell, yeah. Check. Usually all of these terms would be used to describe me, wrestling champion, bon vivant and grandson of El Santo (as far as you know). But tonight I'm using all of my favorite adjectives to describe Adam Ant, who danced and kicked ass all night long. Just like me. Damn, what TARDIS did Mr. Ant walk out of? A few years ago, Ant came through town with (ahem) a little more love to go around than in