There may have been a minute of "Shit, what if these guys aren't as great a live band as we remembered?" before Sam Champion's set at Merc last week, but that was before they tore off faces with…   Read Story »

About a year ago now, we lost it over the evolution of Brooklyn indie rockers Sam Champion, somehow morphing from "that local band" into a swaggering tour de force. Then, we warned that "nothing…   Read Story »

Every so often, a band you think you have pegged will evolve from a plain old "good act" to an absolute force of nature. And for some reason, you'll beam like a proud papa. Last Monday, Bowery…   Read Story »