From the moment you hit play, "Dethklok IV" grabs you by the face and doesn't let go until you've been thoroughly pulverized by an 11-track onslaught of riffs ... Read More...
I don’t know how Chris Farren continues write catchy banger after catchy banger, but one of Racket’s favorite mustachioed dreamboats is back with another block... Read More...
Hayden Homes Amphitheater, with plentiful greenery and the tranquil Deschutes River running alongside, might seem like a weird place for one of the greatest al... Read More...
I am not usually one for thrillers, but after spending an hour and a half being exceptionally uncomfortable, I found myself absolutely disappointed that it was over. Every choice seemed designed to keep me waiting for the next burst of absolute chaos. I never thought I would say this about a Nicholas Cage movie, but it was absolutely spellbinding film.... Read More...
I have dreamed of taking my son to his first concert. Since he has been going absolutely BONKERS for the soundtrack to Weird: The Al Yankovic Story for months, my wife and I decided to test our luck and take young Oliver to see Middle Kids, Manchester Orchestra, and Jimmy Eat World at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater for his first show ever. ... Read More...
A very wonderful representative of Ardbeg Scotch sent me a bottle of the Ardbeg An Oa (with no requests on how this review shakes out, these opinions are mine)... Read More...
If you've ever worked an office job, you know that it can get weird, fast. Before The Office offered a spectacular window into some of the more surreal asp... Read More...
Last year, I pontificated about how great the Ohana Fest, Eddie Vedder's chill-as-hell music festival, was. The lineup was amazing, the location was phenomenal,... Read More...
The Nectars
Sci-Fi Television
Spastic. Snotty. Sassy. The Nectar’s manage to revive a sense of nonchalant brattiness into a scene that’s seems hyperfocused ... Read More...
The Orb
No Sounds are Out of Bounds
Cooking Vinyl
The Orb’s been making weird bleeps and bloops to couple with trippy light shows for decades, and yet, wit... Read More...
Other Americans
Other Americans
AWAL
7/10
A grungy EP that reminds me of any number of late-nineties cult classics. Starting off with “Murdering Crows,” O... Read More...
Dessa
Chime
Doomtree
“Oh, Dessa has a new album, eh? I’ll give it a couple listens and write a quick review.”
That was nearly two weeks ago, in which I’... Read More...
So, I’ve been severely slacking in reviewing albums sent my way, but it turns out losing your mom can be fucking devastating. First I was sad, then I got a tatt... Read More...
If you haven’t heard of Lucha VaVOOM, Southern California’s premiere purveyors of “sexo y violencia,” you’re missing out. Lucha Vavoom has spent 15 years blendi... Read More...
I've seen some amazing festivals and some godawful ones, but the 2017 edition of the Ohana Festival is easily in my top three BEST festivals I've ever attended.... Read More...
