Archives - Jason Silverstein

Vampire Weekend plows through greatest hits at Armory

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Sounds of summer: reviewing the season’s big releases

“The Suburbs” by Arcade Fire: Nostalgia for suburban ennui and simplicity is kid’s stuff compared to the loftier themes Arcade…

Volume Two' a treasure

If you happen to be a music nerd, an avid nostalgic and a straight male, it's getting kind of impossible…

Pearl Jam's 'Backspacer' starts strong but has a sappy finish

Pearl Jam may never achieve the same level of romantic fanaticism as a lot of their early '90s contemporaries, but…