REVIEW: CALYX – “For To, Oh” EP November 2, 2017 Contrary to the imagination of its title, CALYX’s Four To, Oh is not a testament to weed-fueled jam-band mythos or, this being Pittsburgh, a… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Jeff Betten – “Learning It As I Go” b/w “Small Doses” November 2, 2017 Anybody as active in a scene as Misra Records head and Pittsburgh indie-rock impresario Jeff Betten has to have a soft spot for the… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Primitive Race – “Soul Pretender” November 1, 2017 It’s hard not to view Primitive Race’s sophomore outing, Soul Pretender, as the next chapter in Chuck Mosley’s epic comeback story. On the record,… Continue Reading
REVIEW: The Gotobeds – “Definitely Not A Redd Kross EP” October 31, 2017 Pittsburgh’s The Gotobeds are offering their two cents on a vintage blast of punk energy – and it is mighty good. Dubbed Definitely Not… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Matt Mehlan – “The Mehlans” October 27, 2017 There’s electronic buzzing, post-something refrains, borderline-tribal heat, and occasional Rhodes-and-bass grooves. There’s also, however, more mutant pop bridges than you could swing a dead… Continue Reading
REVIEW: The Gotobeds – “Fucking In The Future +5” October 25, 2017 There’s something rough-hewn, authentic and wonderfully immediate about Fucking in the Future +5, a collection of odds and sods from Pittsburgh’s The Gotobeds out Oct…. Continue Reading
REVIEW: The Seven Fields of Aphelion – “Keep The Ocean Inside” October 24, 2017 Dreamy, ethereal, other-worldly – all could be used to describe Keep The Ocean Inside, Pittsburgher Maureen “Maux” Boyle’s engaging sophomore outing as The Seven Fields… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Watter – “History of the Future” October 20, 2017 Watter – a Louisville post-rock band that’s high in promise due to its parentage, if nothing else – simply fails to deliver on the… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Yes Selma – “Songs of Happiness” October 13, 2017 When Chad Beattie, a 24-year-old from Baltimore, first told me about his bedroom project Yes Selma – a Dancer In The Dark nod –… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Tyranny of Dave – “Silence In Brooklyn” b/w “All This 4 U” October 13, 2017 The antique-garde is rearing its head again. After seven years of silence, Pinataland founder David Wechsler – whose bizarre orchestrette once emanated from near… Continue Reading
