Review: James Apollo – “Good Grief” February 7, 2008 You’d expect the singer/songwriter behind a somber yet matter-of-fact title like Good Grief to choose the arched-backed Atlas instead of Apollo as his muse… Continue Reading
Review: Accidental Superhero – Full Circle February 7, 2008 For those who do not know, New Jersey — in addition to being the home of Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi — is the… Continue Reading
Review: Snowy – “Lilywhite” February 7, 2008 One of the finest and most spine-tingling moments on Lilywhite, the debut from California-based pop ensemble Snowy, may come right at the beginning of… Continue Reading
Review: Skeleton Key – “Live at Metro 06/13/04” February 7, 2008 Though Erik Sanko continues to be an intriguing and accomplished musician in many an indie-rock circle, it would be difficult to argue that conventional… Continue Reading
Review: The Locust – Safety Second, Body Last February 7, 2008 EPs can feel, by their nature, transitory — seven or eight songs or less, cobbled together in a studio between larger projects, recorded on… Continue Reading
Review: Dw. Dunphy – “Crazy Talk” February 7, 2008 Two-thirds of the way into “Secret Language,” Dw. Dunphy’s Crazy Talk EP goes from interesting to incredible. The song, the fourth on the five-track… Continue Reading
Review: Grand Unified Theory – S/T February 7, 2008 If rock bands were butterflies, it would tough to pin down Grand Unified Theory, a young Berkeley, Ca. band fluttering in invisible paths that… Continue Reading
Review: Papa M – “Hole of Burning Alms” February 7, 2008 Here, my friends, is the stumbling block. After the endless horizons and majestic twists and turns of the recent audio tour diary EP series,… Continue Reading
Review: The Race – “If You Can” February 7, 2008 “So you want to build the ark again / You say you want to start again / Go ahead go,” Craig Klein sings amid… Continue Reading
Review: Jack Endino – “Permanent Fatal Error” February 7, 2008 It can feel sometimes like we live in era of retreads and historical re-enactors, a musical environment where it can be safer and more… Continue Reading
