The Urgency
Self –Titled
Island Records
8/10
When one thinks of a band name like “The Urgency”, images of young twenty-somethings dolled up in lipstick... Read More...
Chris Wollard and The Ship Thieves
Chris Wollard and The Ship Thieves
No Idea Records
8/10
Chris Wollard, guitarist for Hot Water Music, takes a break fro... Read More...
Fastball
Little White Lies
8/10
I don’t know if this album makes me feel reminiscent or simply old. Fun, catchy guitar riffs, songs about missing girls, an... Read More...
The Bakerton Group
El Rojo
Weathermaker Music
10/10
From the first ringing guitar lines of the intro to opener “Time Horizon” I liked this album. I was ho... Read More...
The Hold Steady
A Positive Rage
Vagrant Records
10/10
Well, it’s about time. I was wondering when my ear’s balls were going to drop. It took 17 tracks of ba... Read More...
Blind Pilot
With Loch Lomond and Grizzly Circus
Live at the Casbah
8/10
I used to live in San Diego, but any dude who was over 21 when his girl wasn’t kno... Read More...
School Boy Humor
School Boy Humor
Vagrant Records
2/10
Oh, jeeeeesus. Please stop. How are these guys on the same label that hosted such bad-assery as Alk... Read More...
Virgins
Miscarriage
Kiss of Death Records
7/10
Okay, I have mixed feelings about this album. At times it sounds really mediocre and run-of-the-mill. Howev... Read More...
Sin City Massive
LMFAO Live
February 28, The Hudson Theatre, San Bernardino, CA.
For one night only, the Inland Empire transformed itself into a crazy nig... Read More...
Love Grenades
Tigers in the Fire
Modus Vivendi Music
4/10
This is a three song EP with three bonus remixes of the titular track, “Tigers in the Fire.” Th... Read More...
Guerilla Union fresh off of doing the Paid Dues Festival, has announced the line up of the Rock The Bells Festival Tour. Jesus, after this, they have the newly ... Read More...
PAID DUES INDEPENDENT HIP HOP FESTIVAL
Saturday March 28, 2009
Atmosphere, Tech N9ne, Living Legends, Brother Ali, B-Real, Grouch & Eligh, Cage, Eyedea &a... Read More...
ISIS
Wavering Radiant
Ipecac Recordings
10/10
Considering the way this band's general sound has discreetly evolved over the span of their career, leading ... Read More...
Golden Bear
Everest EP
C-Side Records
7/10
Golden Bear's new EP has a unique harmonizing effect between the voice and the rhythm guitar, on the first tra... Read More...
Take Action Tour 2009
featuring Cute Is What We Aim For
with Breath Carolina, Meg and Dia, Every Avenue and Anarbor
Newport Music Hall
March 31st, 2009
Col... Read More...
One single gets airplay on the radio (Locals Only on KROQ- ten pm on Sundays at 106.7 with Kat Corbett) and suddenly, Los Angeles is all abuzz with the sounds o... Read More...
