The Airborne Toxic Event-America

On the day before the most important election of our generation, I wanted to share something relevant to the issues concerning voters. The Airborne Toxic Event, never ones to shy away from getting political, released a new song a couple weeks ago that touches on a lot of those issues. Songwriter/Singer Mikel Jollett also penned an essay about the song, which I will share here: … Continue reading The Airborne Toxic Event-America

The Airborne Toxic Event at The Vic 9/18/2013

Last night I saw The Airborne Toxic Event for the fourth time in as many years. I’m hoping that number gets a lot higher in the years to come. Their set is always a pleasure to cover because they seem to enjoy performing for a crowd just as much as the fans enjoy seeing the band. At one point last night Mikel Jollett said that … Continue reading The Airborne Toxic Event at The Vic 9/18/2013

Airborne Toxic Event at Metro, Chicago 5/19/11

Last year I had the opportunity to see The Airborne Toxic Event play a show with the Calder Quartet at Park West. Previous to that I had seen them at Lollapalooza in 2009, but I don’t really remember it because as soon as their set was over I got my nose broken. Tonight was the first time I think I saw them in a venue … Continue reading Airborne Toxic Event at Metro, Chicago 5/19/11

The Airborne Toxic Event-All At Once

Last year I had the opportunity to sit down and do an interview with The Airborne Toxic Event, and it was one that I will never forget. I was/am a big fan of their 2008 self-titled debut, and I was totally jazzed for our little meeting. I was criminally under-prepared, and it turned out to be an embarassment in my mind. Truly, the interview went … Continue reading The Airborne Toxic Event-All At Once