This is, in effect, something of an elegy. Harlem Shakes’ Technicolor Health got a ton of spins at Citizen Dick’s Eastern Campus over the past twelve months (at least partially because Mrs. Citizen fell in love with it on the first listen); there are a couple of songs on the album that are composed [...]

In January when Brian, James and I dove headfirst into the Citizen Dick venture, our expectations were probably larger than they should have been.  Between August and December of last year, all three of us (along with Taylor, our genius web designer) basically neglected our day jobs and exerted all spare energy toward this blog.  [...]

Imagine my surprise when sifting through pages and pages of Google Analytics information to find we finally picked up a reader in Ufa, the captiol of The Republic of Bashkortostan.  Although these things come off as tongue and cheek, we here at Citizen Dick sincerely get a kick out of seeing our fandom stretch into [...]

It was a good night for rock in Cleveland.  Our fair city rallied around New York’s Harlem Shakes, turning out in droves despite the late cancellation of headlining act Tokyo Police Club.  It made us remember that we’re a pretty hip place; the scenesters tapping their toes to (in our estimation) this year’s most potentially [...]

We’re not quite sure what’s going on, but we’re not here to complain about it.  Our local music venues are housing some great shows in the upcoming weeks.  It could be that we’re just a dusty stop along the trail, but we’d like to think the scene is on the up and up here.  If [...]

Harlem Shakes is coming to Grog Shop tomorrow night, and our inclination was initially to bring something new to the table to discuss.  Then we realized Technicolor Health hasn’t been released yet–We can simply re-post our January 12th album review.  This March 24th release already has smoothly worn edges from so many plays, and we’re [...]

Harlem Shakes made a splash in 2007 with the Burning Birthdays EP; you couldn’t throw a rock at the internet without hitting “Carpetbaggers” or “Sickos.”  2009 promises big things from the Brooklyn quintet.  They’re kicking off a tour with Tokyo Police Club on February 24th and will be releasing their first full-length on Gigantic in [...]