Chris Snyder

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• Posted The X-Files Makes History to DCist
  The longrunning science fiction television phenomenon The X-Files will reappear after a six-year hiatus in a second film to be released in theaters next week. But the show that brought to life Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully and added "The Truth Is out There" and "I Want to Believe" to pop lexicon is also finally showing its age. This morning X-Files director/writer/producer Chris Carter was at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to...
• Posted Album Review: Red Racer LP to DCist
  The first full length album and follow up to Wake Up, Wake Up from D.C. foursome Red Racer covers a wide spectrum of sounds from early '80s ballads and '90s tunes of Tom Petty to radio-friendly post-punk outfits like Interpol. Front man Tom Townshend is a dead ringer for Paul Banks, and his unique and unusual vocals contribute to making this self-titled disc a complete polished pop package with no skipping necessary. The album kicks...
• Posted Album Review: My Friend Autumn's Summer Music for Winter People to DCist
  Mid-Atlantic rockers My Friend Autumn began recording sessions for their first full length album back in 2004. Four years and a series of major life changes later, they have re-emerged this month with a collection of tracks exhibiting an eclectic mix of emotions and sounds. Summer Music for Winter People appropriately sums up the moodiness of these melodies, peppered with just the right amount of positive, upbeat moments to keep everything in balance. Jim Greif,...
• Posted Weekly Music Agenda to DCist
  Monday >> The Black Keys are playing two sold out shows this week (Monday and Tuesday) at the 9:30 Club with Buffalo Killers. Their latest album, Attack & Release, was released on April 1 and produced by R&B and mash-up producer Danger Mouse. Looks like there are a few tickets for sale for both nights on Craigslist. Tuesday >> Colour Revolt, a southern indie rock band from Mississippi, also released an album in April titled...
• Posted Weekly Music Agenda to DCist
  Monday >> The New Pornographers made Rolling Stone’s "Best Songs of 2007" with "Myriad Harbour" off Challengers, and Austin’s Okkervil River has been getting a lot of attention for the addictive single, "Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe", off their August release The Stage Names. This two night indie power pop set at the 9:30 Club is sold out, but there are quite a few for sale on Craigslist. 7 p.m. P.S. Sommer...