I love Cursive. And The Good Life. And Tim Kasher’s solo stuff. Do I know why he needs a bunch different monikers that aren’t thaaaat different from each o... Read More...
When Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock agrees to a chat, you know it’s not going to be a paint-by-numbers promo piece. Between stories about chasing down ... Read More...
Confession time: I’ve never been a Paramore fan. Not because they weren’t good — I always thought they sounded great — but I just never connected with the... Read More...
If noise metal is supposed to be dangerous, unhinged, and a little gross, then Squid Pisser are already lapping the field. The duo — guitarist Tommy Meehan and... Read More...
Hayden Homes Amphitheater doesn’t screw around when it comes to safety. With a thunderstorm rolling in like the apocalypse, staff kicked out hundreds of people... Read More...
When I first heard the news of the 30th anniversary reissue of No Need to Argue, my reaction was pure, unfiltered nostalgia. I mean, there was a BIT of exi... Read More...
I first discovered The Halluci Nation while working as a PR nerd with the Yuhaaviatam Nation of San Manuel, a tribal nation I worked at for nearly a decade. No... Read More...
Somewhere between the last beer run and the final page of The Grapes of Wrath, there’s a bar band playing with their hearts bleeding across the stage whil... Read More...
When I reviewed Songs of a Lost World, I wrote that it felt more like a series of sad film scenes to music, a project steeped in grief, aging, and the weig... Read More...
WOW Hall might be the most Eugene venue of all time—and I mean that in the best way. Part community center, part DIY dream space, part mystical Elks Lodge with... Read More...
I love the effing Wailin’ Jennys. Besides having a particularly pleasant pun as a band name, the core trio of the group creates some of the finest harmonies in... Read More...
Let’s get this out of the way: Thunderbird Café was an amazing introduction to the city of Pittsburgh. While I certainly ate my share of pierogis and Primanti ... Read More...
On the heels of his debut self-titled album release, Windser sat down with Racket to talk about everything from creative breakthroughs and gear geekery to oyst... Read More...
Look, sometimes life gets busy, and I end up with a backlog of albums to review. When times get tough, I get stupid. That’s when we end up with another edition... Read More...
Windser’s self-titled debut is an emotional contradiction. It’s an album that somehow makes themes like abandonment and hope sound both therapeutic and undenia... Read More...
“If my version of joy in 2025 is creating more places to escape, then I’m happy to be doing it.” — Mike Bennett
It’s not every day you get to speak to... Read More...
