Review: Raygun Cowboys – “Tales About Life, The Road, and Life on The Road” November 2, 2019 The new record from Raygun Cowboys – Tales About Life, The Road, and Life on The Road, out yesterday via UK-based Diablo Records –… Continue Reading
Review: Catholic Action – “One of Us” November 1, 2019 50 words on Catholic Action’s one-song drop, minus those words, smartass. Talking Heads meet Franz Ferdinand in this herky-jerky amble from Glasgow. Guitars skitter… Continue Reading
Video Premiere: The Venus Flytraps – “Ghost on the Phone” October 31, 2019 Just when you thought Halloween couldn’t get any stranger, Cleveland band The Venus Flytraps is releasing a visual single featuring two tracks from its… Continue Reading
Profile: The Commonheart (2019) October 29, 2019 Pittsburgh’s The Commonheart doesn’t sound like it belongs in 2019. There are the surefire signs, of course – the reverby chikka-chikka of Stax-style soul… Continue Reading
Review: BATTLES – “Juice B Crypts” October 25, 2019 BATTLES’ syncopated loops may circle triumphantly around the drains of the mind but its lineup has not fared as well. Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Tyondai Braxton exited… Continue Reading
Review: Tomeka Reid Quartet – “Old New” October 25, 2019 Most of us know or associate with the cello as a staple of the classical and post-classical world, an instrument whose deeper breaths can… Continue Reading
Feature: Record Store Day, Black Friday (2019) October 18, 2019 Here are my top three picks (well, four, technically) for what to keep an eye on when fingering through vinyl on Record Store Day:… Continue Reading
Profile: Revival Choir (2019) October 15, 2019 Sean Atkins understates things. His band, Revival Choir, quietly released its debut LP, Finn, in September. Nobody ever shot-gunned out press releases, blitzed social media… Continue Reading
Video Premiere: Rachel Grimes – “For So Long” October 14, 2019 Rachel Grimes is a Louisville-based musician who was a founding member of post-classical chamber ensemble Rachel’s (incidentally, not named after her) and, since the… Continue Reading
Review: Brat Curse – S/T October 11, 2019 Brat Curse writes in earworms. That’s the only logical conclusion you can come to after listening to the Columbus, Ohio quartet’s new self-titled outing,… Continue Reading
