The Lawrence Arms
Buttsweat and Tears
Fat Wreck Chords
9/10
FUCK. YES. The first bit of new tunes since Oh! Calcutta back in ’06 and it doesn’t disappoint... Read More...
Fest 8
Halloween Weekend 2009
Gainesville, FL
The Festies – Best of the Fest
Well, ladies and gentleman, another year's gone by and another wonderful Fe... Read More...
Capgun Coup
Maudlin
5/10
Capgun Coup, you are SO lucky that the iTunes random went into the middle of the album recently as I HATED the first track. Vocals... Read More...
Rammstein
Liebe Ist Für Alle Da
Universal/Vagrant
7/10
Goddamned Germans. I swear to God they try to be as weird as fucking possible, while rocking as har... Read More...
The Downer Party
Ego Driven Lust Creatures
Popsmear records
6/10
Given the brevity of The Downer Party’s EP “Ego Driven Lust Creatures”, I feel absolut... Read More...
Josh Ottum
Like the Season
Cheap Lullaby Records
8/10
By all accounts, Josh Ottum is the quintessential come-from behind artist. No, really. He literall... Read More...
FRIDAY
I’ve always considered Chicago to be America’s storage for cold, wind and uhhh, The Cubs. So, what could possibly make me go endure temperatures that I ... Read More...
CoCoComa
Things Are Not Alright
Goner Records
7/10
When you drink, the words you THINK are the lyrics rarely are. CoCoComa has found out that when you hav... Read More...
Ill Mondo
Neal Rames!
Ill Mondo Records
7/10
It’s always good to get a Hip Hop record that cares more about lyricism and expression than creating dance cu... Read More...
Ludo
W/ Meese, Ha Ha Tonka and Without a Face
The Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
Last time I saw Ludo, they opened for Presidents of the United States of America a... Read More...
The Dear Hunter
W/ Thursday, Fall Of Troy, Touche Amore
Forget the music for a moment. I have never seen so many beards on stage. Then again, I’ve never see... Read More...
Converge
Axe to Fall
Epitaph Records
8/10
This isn’t really up my alley, but I gotta say, these guys shred. The drummer is a beast and the guitars keep up... Read More...
Electric Valentine
Automatic
Electric Fantastic Sound
8/10
When nights get colder this winter, don’t expect the dance floor to cool off with them because ... Read More...
Curtains for You
What a Lovely Surprise to Wake up Here
Spark and Shine Records
7/10
There are two types of bands. The moody, highfalutin kind, obsessed ... Read More...
An Evening with Peaches
At what would otherwise be an age where most musical artists would consider winding down their raucous stage antics, going on hiatus,... Read More...
Tarrus Riley
Contagious
VP Records
7/10
In this full-length album, Tarrus Riley incorporates everything but the kitchen sink as far as mixing together dif... Read More...
