Subject: Dashboard Confessional

• Last Night: Live 105's Battle of the Opening Bands

  (Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-supporting musicians bonded at Cafe du Nord over cups of free ice water and radio station schwag with one common goal in mind. They all wanted to open for the Killers, Death Cab For Cutie, Bloc Party, Franz

  December 8, 2008

• Ratatat

  September 13, 2006

• Turn Around, Bright Eyes

  Indie icon Conor Oberst grows up -- and blows up

  February 9, 2005

• Pop-Punk Confessional

  We've all thought about it, but one man finally went and confessed his love of pop-punk

  September 15, 2004

• Emo Money

  Now that emo's a cash cow, one of the genre's founding bands has reunited to milk it

  July 7, 2004

• Saddle Chic

  Sharing a spotlight with Bright Eyes is no easy task. But Cursive is up for it.

  October 15, 2003

• Comfortably Numb

  The road to music snobbery is paved with the music of Radiohead

  September 10, 2003

• Blitzkrieg Pop

  Punk has crossed over from underground filth to mainstream fluff, and Vendetta Red suggests that its music is the bridge

  September 10, 2003