Dee Dee can do no bad covers.
See?
Nicole Atkins, folk-rock artist, steps out on stage in a sparkling, skintight dress, the hems sloppily stitched and tapered to her knees. Her bangs are covering her smoky eyes as she struts – actually struts – to the microphone, evoking the most sex appeal and confidence I’ve ever seen an artist muster in a venue the size of La Sala Rossa. Clutching her tambourine, she...

“How are you?”
This is the gracious question Bradford Cox poses to his eager Sunday night audience as Cox, Moses Archuleta, Josh Fauver, and Lockett Pund, altogether known as Deerhunter, stride onto stage grabbing at their respective instruments. This opening line is a little off-putting considering Cox's reputation of bolstering out on stage in long feminine dresses with an inherent air of predisposed aggravation. What you become reminded of is that this is a reputation from years past. Perhaps post solo non-...