Erik Adams
myfriendedward.livejournal.com
Austin, Texas
Fan of
Abraham Lincoln, absurdity, apples, Austin institutions, autumn, awesome facial hair, awesome/terrible movies, bad beer, bears, bunnies, buildings with atriums, burritos, Chicago, Christmas, classic rock, coming of age, creative sampling, dance parties, dark chocolate, Detroit Red Wings hockey, Detroit Tigers baseball, dinosaurs, dystopias, effortless epicness, electric piano, English accents, fiction, film comedy, folk, fuzz bass, German accents, glasses, good beer, graphic novels, group sing-alongs, Hammond B3 organ, handclaps, hotels, improv comedy, indie rock, the search for a better term than “indie rock,” irony, journalism, life-affirming lyrics, memoirs, Motown, Muppets, music, music journalism, non-fiction, pizza, pop art, post-punk, psychedelic rock, quesedillas, quirky vocals, redundancy, rock ‘n’ roll, salsa, Scottish accents, sleeping, Slurpees, soul, stream of consciousness, super heroes, t-shirts, television comedy, The Great Lakes State, the Internet, Tiffany Weber, torchy female vocals, Toronto, tortilla chips, Web comics
Projects
Freelance music scribing, improv-ing, bein’ totally sweet.
Articles by Erik Adams
Dark Meat blows headliners out of the water in Austin
May 15, 2008, at the Mohawk
Child Ballads
Cheekbone Hollows may have been criticized as too simplistic, but folks should know that frontman Stewart Lupton does nothing simple
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks disappointingly pleasant in Austin
April 20, 2008, at La Zona Rosa
Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy Sings Live! (Kill Rock Stars)
The Decemberists' Colin Meloy plays intimate Austin show despite bronchial virus
April 7, 2008, at La Zona Rosa
Destroyer
On Dan Bejar’s newest, Trouble in Dreams, the prolific songwriter dabbles in the gray areas of subconscious reinterpretations, rather than grasping for black and white meaning
SXSW08: SXSW, the buffet
March 16, wrap-up, in Austin
SXSW08: Arts & Crafts showcase draws kids of all ages
March 15, part 2, in Austin
SXSW08: Don't need Explorer’s Club’s good vibrations
March 15, part 1, in Austin
SXSW08: She & Him, Portastatic lead Merge showcase
March 14, part 2, in Austin
SXSW08: Standing in line just part of the experience
March 14, part 1, in Austin
SXSW08: Jens Lekman the saving grace of a disappointing lineup
March 13, part two, in Austin
SXSW08: Lou Reed’s got a degree in dope
March 13, part 1, in Austin
SXSW08: Kimya Dawson wants to know if her crowd is OK
March 12, 2008, in Austin
Advertising overload can't stop Justice from keeping Austin fans on their toes
March 3, 2008, at Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Geniuses of stupidity
Garage-punk rockers the Black Lips get goofy in Austin
Nylon string-slingin' stars
Percussive beats and extended solos fill Rodrigo Y Gabriela's Austin show
Keeping in time
Girl in a Coma performs loud, fast, and hard in Austin
Neutral ground
Band of Horses' relatable sound sells out La Zona Rosa
Robo-jammin'
White Williams recreates "Smoke" onstage in Austin
Don't mess with Helsinki — unless you work at the drive-thru
Architecture in Helsinki brings attitude and innocence to Austin
Images by Erik Adams
Robo-jammin'
White Williams
Robo-jammin'
Rings
Robo-jammin'
Cry Blood Apache
Neutral ground
Cass McCombs
Neutral ground
Tyler Ramsey
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks disappointingly pleasant in Austin
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks disappointingly pleasant in Austin
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks disappointingly pleasant in Austin
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Issue #29
