Crocodiles
Summer of Hate
Fat Possum Records
9/10
This album is pretty spectacular. It starts out strong, and, at its best, reminds me of Boards of Canada... Read More...
White Rabbits
It’s Frightening
TBD Records
8/10
Six pieces to a puzzle: Alexander Even, Adam Russell, Matthew Clark, Jamie Levinson, Gregory Roberts and S... Read More...
Chris Garneau
El Radio
Absolute Kosher
9/10
Piano and pop don’t mix- at least that’s the conventional wisdom with regard to “popular” music. Yet Chris Garne... Read More...
Chimaira exploded onto the metal scene and through the tumultuous times stood strong. Hunter explains, "We're the kids that aren't allowed to play on the playgr... Read More...
Austin Lucas
Somebody Loves You
Suburban Home Records
10/10
Should I have kids, THIS is the country music they will be forced to listen to. Not the Clint ... Read More...
World of Dance Review
Quest Crew and Beat Freaks Live
April 4th Pomona Fairplex, Pomona, CA
“World of Dance is like Comic Con for hip hop dancers” -this q... Read More...
Cursive
Mama, I’m Swollen
Saddle Creek
8/10
From the chaotic “In the Now” to the minimalistic “Donkey,” Tim Kasher’s more popular project continues in a v... Read More...
Seamonster
The Ascension of Archibald Balloonhead
Gold Robot/Elephant 6
8/10
Artist Todd Webb’s newest release under his musical moniker Seamonster contin... Read More...
Eli “Paperboy” Reed and The True Loves
Ace Of Spades EP/7”
Q Division/Virgin Records
9/10
In my time parading around as a “journalist,” I have become spo... Read More...
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...
Back in the day (which was a Wednesday, by the way) the only way to get info on your favorite bands was through magazines or television. Thankfully for all us l... 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...
It’s a sunny Friday afternoon in June of 2002. At the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, the bar is starting to fill with patrons the likes of which the... 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...
