Founded by Eugene Cho and Dan Balis, and fronted by vocalist Adeline MIchele, Escort is a 17 member NYC-based disco act with a reputation for creating a 70s disco, R&B and soul sound with a […]
The official video for Jack Davey’s “Ride On,” consists of some black and white footage of bad ass bikers tearing up pavement and it’s fitting for such a gritty, sweaty and bluesy song. The track […]
The Chicago, IL-based, Natalie and Eliot Bergman are the sibling duo and creative force behind Wild Belle. Joined by Kellen Harrison on bass, Erik Hall on guitar, and Quinn Kirchner on drums, the touring version […]
La Sera – Break My Heart from Hardly Art on Vimeo. The very lovely Katy Goodman, a member of Vivian Girls and the primary creative force behind LaSera has had a rather big year, as […]
The folks at Electric Cowbell Records are proud to release the ever-elusive Karthala 72‘s Diable Du Feu on November 13th. Not much can be found about the band – no one can figure out where were […]
Founded in 2003, the Norwegian prog rock band Ungdomskulen recently released the video for the third single, “Kafka on Ice,” off their latest album, Secrecy. which YAP Records dropped on September 25th. Although the band consists […]
The somber “Marathon,” is the latest video and single off the Heartless Bastards’ recently released album, Arrow. This track dials it down quite a bit, as you hear lead vocalist Erika Wennerstrom’s incredibly bluesy howl over […]
Album Review: Beacon’s For Now EP
Beacon For Now EP Ghostly International Records Release Date: October 2, 2012 Track Listing 1. It Won’t Be Long 2. Safety’s Off 3. Pulse 4. Feeling’s Gone 5. Into the Night Personnel Thomas Mullarney […]
Each Other, a trio of Brad Loughead (vocals/bass/guitar), Mike Wright (vocals/bass/guitar) and Christian Simmons (percussion/tape echo) hail from Halifax, Nova Scotia have developed a reputation for a creating a garage rock sound that manages to […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ “Red Right Hand,” is one of my favorite Nick Cave songs, and it also manages to remind me of the Library Bar on Avenue A, a bar which was […]
Since I mentioned it in my review of Jazzanova’s latest album, The Funkhaus Sessions featuring Band and Paul Randolph, I realized that I should post the video for Kenny Loggins’ “This is It.” It’s interesting how the official […]
Album Review: Jazzanova’s Funkhaus Studio Sessions with Band and Paul Randolph
Jazzanova Funkhaus Studio Sessions with Band and Paul Randolph Sonar Kollektiv Records Release Date: May 15, 2012 Track Listing 1. Let Me Show Ya 2. Theme from Beile Et Fou 3. I Human 4. […]
Midnight Magic is a nonet and includes members of several DFA Records bands, including a former member of LCD Soundsystem. Fronted by Tiffany Roth, the band has burned up clubs and gotten quite a bit […]
The San Diego, CA-based band Plateaus sound is modeled a bit after the Ramones – borrowing heavily from Phil Spector, fuzzy 60s garage rock, and of course, old school thrash punk. “Blackout,” is the latest […]
“Mono,” the fourth track on My Jerusalem‘s excellent Preachers is one of the most delicate songs on the album. It describes suffering from mono with such vivid, novelistic detail that you can feel the itching and discomfort […]