Eric Uhlir

It's easy to look at a band like Beady Eye and make easy pronouncements about the bombast of their music based on the circus that is the Gallagher brothers. When Noel threw in the towel and walked away from Oasis in 2009, it seemed almost inevitable after years of well... continue reading on DCist

The Cold War Kids stormed into the 9:30 Club on Saturday night to deliver cuts off their new album, Mine is Yours, to a sold-out crowd. The band made a name for themselves in L.A., plying the scene in Silverlake with an infectious blend of blues-meets-pop hooks and the urgency... continue reading on DCist

Photographer Eric Uhlir hit the streets to capture all he could this SXSW. His caught La Sera, TV on the Radio, and many more.... continue reading on Austinist

Interpol demands intimacy. The almost sexual rhythmic intensity of tracks like "Narc" and the tight treble tweaks of "Success" demand personal attention with a palpable urgency. Paul Banks' stage presence and his cohorts' brooding sound do not arena-rock make. Their tight, angular sound felt lost in the acoustically monstrous DAR,... continue reading on DCist

The Klaxons burst into the consciousness of the British music press back in 2007 with Myths of the Near Future, an album of danceable, explosively frenetic rock that was quickly labeled "nu-rave". Quite the moniker to live up to, but the band's recent follow-up Surfing the Void emerged into the... continue reading on DCist