1. Jack Johnson : To the Sea (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Lukas Clark-Memler To
The Sea is
not a great leap forward in any direction, but it shows Johnson at his most
comfortable and at ease.
2. Julie Doiron (Reviews/Concert Reviews)
Author : Andi Galpern Canadian singer songwriter Julie Doiron rocked the stage at
the Music Box Theatre in Los Angeles.
3. Jonsi : Go (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Johanna Marie Ferreira Go embraces the instrumental elements that make up Sigur Rós'
intricate and ethereal sound while removing itself from post-rock status
and
taking more of an indie pop direction.
4. Joanna Newsom : Have One On Me (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Mike Gutierrez The epic two-hour Have One On Me
accomplishs one of the most
difficult tasks that a rising indie musician can face: welcoming new
(mainstream) fans without alienating the old (indie) ones.
5. Jaguar Love : Hologram Jams (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Ted Chase Jaguar Love, now a duo, shift to dance-synth-punk to mixed results on Hologram Jams.
6. Jason Collett : Rat A Tat Tat (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Brendan MaGee Returning with his signature twang, Jason Collett's
solo project shows its continued evolution with the release of his
fourth
album, Rat A Tat Tat.
For the first half of December '09, Julian Plenti - a.k.a. Paul Banks of Interpol - toured Western Europe behind his solo side-project's debut release, ...Is Skyscraper (QRO review), and QRO's Jayne Yong was there for every date:
9. Julian Plenti : Live in Paris (Reviews/Concert Reviews)
Author : Jayne Yong Julian Plenti's last show in Europe on the leg of his debut
tour was set in the majestic
city of Paris.
10. Julian Plenti : Live in Milan (Reviews/Concert Reviews)
Author : Jayne Yong As the end of the tour starts to draw close, Julian
Plenti & co. are still raring to go
To
The Sea is
not a great leap forward in any direction, but it shows Johnson at his most
comfortable and at ease.
Canadian singer songwriter Julie Doiron rocked the stage at
the Music Box Theatre in Los Angeles.
Go embraces the instrumental elements that make up Sigur Rós'
intricate and ethereal sound while removing itself from post-rock status
and
taking more of an indie pop direction.
The epic two-hour Have One On Me
Jaguar Love, now a duo, shift to dance-synth-punk to mixed results on Hologram Jams.
Returning with his signature twang, Jason Collett's
solo project shows its continued evolution with the release of his
fourth
album, Rat A Tat Tat.
Julian Plenti's last show in Europe on the leg of his debut
tour was set in the majestic
city of Paris.
As the end of the tour starts to draw close, Julian
Plenti & co. are still raring to go
Fred Thomas’ Saturday Looks Good To Me return with the acoustic indie-pop/folk of Fill Up the Room. 
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