The Pacific Northwest, in particular Washington State has developed a reputation for bruising, forceful, power chord-based rock – think of Soundgarden, The Melvins, Nirvana and others. Sandrider, an up-and-coming Washington-based band, comprised of Jon Weisnewski […]
Tag: Soundgarden
There are certain specific artists who are immediately synonymous with a particular location. You think of Bruce Springsteen, you immediately think of New Jersey, and of the venerable, Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ; The Ramones, […]
Released last year through Wax Poetics Records, New York-based singer/songwriter Kendra Morris’ debut effort, Banshee was critically well-received with Morris being compared favorably to the likes of vocalists such as Adele, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse and interestingly enough, the legendary Janis Joplin. Mockingbird, her sophomore […]
The last few days have been exceptionally busy as I had the opportunity to catch the legendary reggae artist and producer, Lee “Scratch” Perry and Subatomic Sound System at Brooklyn Bowl last night, and I’ve […]
There are certain artists who are immediately synonymous with a particular location. You think of Bruce Springsteen, you immediately think of New Jersey, and of the venerable, Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ; The Ramones, The […]
Jacob Faber (drums), Nick Kiveln (vocals, guitar) and Julia Cumming (vocals and bass) are a Brooklyn-based psychedelic trio, Sunflower Bean. interestingly, the trio have garnered quite a bit of attention across both New York’s incredibly […]
Album Reviews: De Lux’s Scion AV Presents De Lux and Soundgarden’s Screaming Life/Fopp (reissue)
De Lux Scion AV Presents De Lux Scion AV Digital Release Date: November 19, 2013 CD/LP Release Date: December 10, 2013 Track Listing Better At Making Time I’ve Got To Make A Statement (No More […]
There are some bands whose sound makes such a forceful and immediate impression that you can remember the first time you had ever heard them – and will likely be able to remember it for […]
As much as one can love their own hometown, there’s occasionally a brief flicking moment in which you’d honestly want to see it all burn in a gigantic conflagration. Don’t lie, folks; thought has crossed […]
The Vim Dicta at Piano’s 6/24/13
As you can imagine, I’m still catching up on tons of posts and photos from a very busy summer worth of concerts and festivals across the best city for live music in the entire country, […]
The Miami, FL-based band Torche’s Harmonicraft was released last year to critical praise. This summer they’re contributing two songs on a 7" as part of Volcom Entertainment Vinyl Club, which was released yesterday. “Leather Feather” their latest […]
I caught the extremely young, Los Angeles, CA-based trio of the Vim Dicta at a relatively early set at Piano’s on Monday night and I was impressed – they play with a confidence and assuredness […]
I caught the Los Angeles, CA-based trio the Vim Dicta at Piano’s on Monday night, and from this live footage that I shot, their sound owes a debt to Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin and the like […]
New York-based singer/songwriter Kendra Morris will be releasing her sophomore effort Mockingbird through Wax Poetics Records on July 30th. The album has Morris and her backing band led by producer and guitarist Jeremy Page covering classic songs […]
Released last year through Wax Poetics Records, New York-based singer/songwriter Kendra Morris’ debut effort, Banshee was critically well-received with Morris being compared favorably to the links of Adele, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse and interestingly enough, the legendary […]