The Useless Critic 2.0

And not Beyonce or Justin Timberlake! Here are three coming this autumn to the Valley I'm eager to buy tickets for... 1.) James Blake  October 25- Crescent Ballroom James Blake has one haunting, gorgeous voice. And his approach to "dubstep"- if you want to term it that- I think is one of a kind. His new album, "Overgrown," is a trip to another dimension. He'll be at the Crescent (a cool little venue) in October. I think tickets will probably sell out, but I'm too cheap to buy tickets right now. Get them here .  2.) Vampire Weekend October 27- Comerica Theater This one would be fun to see live! Vampire Weekend come across as putting on a lively show. Sky Ferreira is opening, which strikes me as strange, but whatever. The new Vampire Weekend- while not really that different than what they've done before - is nonetheless enjoyable. Why hurt a winning formula? No one messes with Coke. Get your tickets hurr . 3.) Kate Nash + La ...

I'm back from my sabbatical. Not so much as a sabbatical as I do have a fairly active life, and no internet until tomorrow (woo), so updating as much as I try to is a bit of a struggle. I mean not like, what's happening in Mexico, or what Irish immigrants went through in America for the latter part of the 19th century. But it's a little struggle. A tiny struggle. A minute  struggle.  Anyway, in that time being, I have discovered  the new La Sera album and subsequently fallen in love.  Cute! I never paid attention to her debut that came out last year. Why? Um, the concept was boring? Like, oh . One of those chicks from one of those bands that kind of all sound the same (a la Dum Dum Girls). I mean, I'm more interested in listening to rare whale sounds. But on a random whim, and I guess all whims are random really, I downloaded her newest effort, Sees the Light . I also downloaded the new Frankie Rose because some of her stuff is okay and I often confuse th...