Kim Deal is among a group of some of the most beloved alternative/indie rock musicians of the past 30 years or so for her work with the Pixies and the Breeders, as well as a […]
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Luminous, the Horrors’ much-anticipiated and long-awaited follow up to their critically applauded 2011 release, Skying was recorded over a 15 month period in the band’s East London studio/laboratory/bunker with co-producer Craig Silvey, who has worked with the […]
Consisting of Shelley X, Chris Wild, and Nathan La Guerra, the New York City-based trio of GHXST has developed a reputation for being among the city’s most stylish noise pop/doom grunge trio by several publications […]
Released at the end of January, Too True, the third and latest effort from the Dum Dum Girls reveals a decided change in sonic direction for the band – the lo-fi, 60s girl pop aesthetic has […]
The Belle Game, Starlight Girls and Ski Lodge at Glasslands Gallery 2/28/14
The Belle Game, the Starlight Girls and Ski Lodge Glasslands Gallery February 28, 2014 Back at the end of February, I was at the Glasslands Gallery for the Vancouver, BC-based synth pop quintet, the Belle […]
Turning Rocks, the latest effort from the Transatlantic husband and wife duo of Erika and Simon Angell, better known as Thus Owls is heavily inspired and informed both by Erika Angell’s childhood memories of her tiny […]
As a student at the Berklee College of Music, Josh Siegel told one of his professors that he was going to quit school, return back to Chicago and start a band. And this professor quickly […]
September Girls, who derive their name from a Big Star song – interestingly, via the Bangles – formed in 2011 and quickly recorded a number of demos and began booking gigs across both their native […]
Released last September, Bed & Bugs, the third full-length effort from the Brooklyn-based band Obits may arguably be one of the best straightforward rock albums of 2013. With the members of the band inching towards middle age, the […]
The Echo Friendly consist of the off and on couple Jake Rabinbach (guitar and vocals) and Shannon Esper (vocals). Their debut full-length effort is naturally inspired by their relationship, as the material chronicles their own complicated […]
Although this site will be turning 4 years old in June, over the last year or so I’ve started to receive an increasing amount of emails from bands, labels, band managers and publicists from all […]
Getcho Groo Von, the debut effort from the Philadelphia, PA-based garage blues quartet, Thee Idea Men won quite a bit of attention upon its release. The band won the Deli Magazine’s Band of the Month […]
20 something Scottish singer/songwriter Eilidh McKellar has received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere, as several bloggers and critics have considered her among a line of incredibly soulful and talented UK-based singers including Amy Winehouse, Adele, Alice Russell, Joss Stone and […]
Inevitably, as we get older, our lives and our relationships are about transitions and how well, or how poorly, we adapt to them. But no matter what, life always pushes us forward. After busy years […]
Spires originally began as Matt Stevenson’s solo home recording project but the project eventually grew into actual band when Jack Collins (bass), Samuel Shea (guitar, synth) and Ethan Snyder (drums) were enlisted to flesh out the […]