Pedro the Lion

Blogs
February 19, 2013
Converting from Christian Rock to Indie Rock
Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>
Music
July 7, 2011
Music Picks: Tinariwen, Colbie Caillat, A.R. Rahman, Best Coast
Also, Monopoly, David Bazan, Gravespawn and others
Blogs
December 24, 2009
Village Voice's Rob Harvilla On the Ten Best Indie Records of 2009
By Rob Harvilla Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten splendid records with an amorphous rock 'n' roll designation, albeit in a perhaps slightl ... More >>
Articles
November 12, 2009
Rock Picks: Loudon Wainwright III & Richard Thompson, Miss Jilly, Mission of Burma, The Mountain Goats
Blogs
March 13, 2008
SXSW Day 2: Songs That No One In Their Right Mind Should Cover
There are a lot of sacred songs in the rock and roll canon, songs that are so connected with their composer that any attempt to replicate them, to put your spin on them, to reinterpret them, is at best doomed to fail, at worst will insult not only the song but your fans. Near the top of that list, r ... More >>
Blogs
December 12, 2007
David Bazan, Spaceland, 12/11
David Bazan Spaceland, December 11, 2007 By Jonah Flicker The most revealing moment of the man formerly known as Pedro the Lion’s intimate set at Spaceland came just before the end. During one of David Bazan’s question and answer periods, a longtime staple of his live show, someone requested t ... More >>
Music
April 14, 2005
Live in L.A.
Music
June 5, 2003
Rubble Rockers
Music
March 30, 2000
Sound of the Taurus
Vintage soul to please the people