Happy New Year!  The Cut Out Kid needs to write less and post more.  Sometimes I get lost in words and ramble on like Robert Plant about my favorite dollar discoveries.  As a resolution, I would like to post more and write a little less.  Though I do love writing, I feel the need…

The best album that was not released this year, but felt like a ’09 record, was “Only By The Night.” With three hit singles released this year, Kings of Leon finally got the credit they deserve, and, by staying true to style.  The album starts out with the chilling, spooky “Closer,” and then gets legs with the funked up, fuzzy-bass-drum-rocker, “Crawl.” …

For their first time touring through the States, The xx didn’t fair too bad.  They had some good reaction from the crowd, and for being the opening act, seem to have brought out a lot of fans.  But they never got past that whispered sound  that is heard on their debut LP.  The xx are a…

I procrastinated.  The Big Pink sold out Empty Bottle last night.  I tried to call all day, figuring I would just jump a cab around 10pm and skip the first 2 bands, but there was no answer.  I finally got through at 9:45pm, and the guy says “Yeah, all sold out!”  What’s new?  We live in a world…