Review: The Vapour Trails, “See You In The Next World”
Name off a list of the most influential bands ever. I’m sure you started with The Beatles. The Beach Boys? Agreed. How about The Velvet Underground and Black Sabbath? In…
Review: Meeting With Hans – “Genius Loci”
Multi-instrumentalist Tomas Svoboda is clearly out to toy with listeners’ expectations of recording fidelity. The Czech musician’s third LP as Meeting With Hans – titled Genius Loci, available now on…
ALBUM REVIEW: THE ANDERSON COUNCIL, “Worlds Collide”
The Anderson Council, in a just world, would be known all over the country. They should be, by now. And with a little luck and people getting it, with this…
ALBUM REVIEW: THOSE PRETTY WRONGS, “Zed For Zulu”
Let’s start with an instant disclaimer – I love this band. I’m already a committed fan. So it’s not like any great surprise that I would want to sit down,…
Review: Blood Year – Russian Circles
The music of Russian Circles has always created a refreshing, if not assault-like quality. In fact, it’s surprising to me that they’re not better known than they are. With seven…
Review: Picastro – “Exit”
Liz Hysen’s reliably dissonant acoustic guitar might ground her as Picastro, but her work on six strings, however interesting it might be, is only the sparest introduction to this highly…
Review: Demons – “Uglier Americans”
As protest songs go, this one, yep, is pretty damn angry. “Uglier Americans” – the new MAGA-targeting protest song, out today online, from Virginia noise-rock quartet Demons – is a…
Review: The New Routine by Port Noir
The rhythmic power of Motörhead melded to the heavy groove of Rage Against The Machine then filtered through the pop sensibilities of a Muse or Randy McStine = sophisticated dynamism.
Review: Blue With Lou – Nils Lofgren
Lou Reed has become one of Rock’s most enigmatic stars, equalled by few. His reticence with the press is legendary. But his affiliation with those whom he had great respect…
Review: Rick Altizer, “Bread”
Rick Altizer has returned with a new album called Bread, and it’s been far too long since we last heard from this fine singer/songwriter. Bread is best described as a…
Review: The Ocean Blue, “Kings and Queens, Knaves and Thieves”
It’s been six years since we last heard from The Ocean Blue, but the sound of Kings and Queens/Knaves and Thieves reveals how not much has changed since this Hershey,…
Review: INUS – “Western Spaghettification”
Cherish this, kids, because records like Western Spaghettification don’t come along often. The trio INUS, whose full-length debut is out Aug. 9 from San Diego’s Three One G, prominently features…