Concert Review: Thom Yorke (2019) October 2, 2019 There’s something, I don’t know, almost phosphorescent about Thom Yorke, the iconic Radiohead frontman who brought his new solo tour right to the doorstep… Continue Reading
Review: Tender Mercy – “War Within” October 1, 2019 Under the moniker Tender Mercy, musician Mark Kramer creates eerie and unnerving skeletons of songs out of little more than a few carefully plucked… Continue Reading
Profile: Buzz Osborne (2019) October 1, 2019 When Buzz Osborne visits Pittsburgh Saturday, Oct. 5 for punk-metal veterans Melvins’ concert at Rex Theater in South Side, he won’t hit the haunts… Continue Reading
Profile: Chariot Fade (2019) October 1, 2019 When Chariot Fade formed earlier this year, it was contained mostly to three musicians and two rooms of home-recording equipment. Listening to the pristine… Continue Reading
Review: Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “BPB Mix Tape Vol. 5” September 25, 2019 Any musician who’s released 25 studio LPs (did I count that right?) must bear a treasure trove of outtakes and demos, amirite? But Will… Continue Reading
Profile: Descendants of Crom III (2019) September 19, 2019 Shy Kennedy’s Pittsburgh-bred metal band Horehound is releasing a new EP this month. But you shouldn’t expect to catch a preview of that material… Continue Reading
Review: Mudhoney – “Morning In America” EP September 18, 2019 The Mudhoney of Digital Garbage, a ferocious and oddly chiseled kind of beast, returns on a new odds-and-ends EP that reflects on the narratives… Continue Reading
Review: Mike Patton and Jean-Claude Vannier – “Corpse Flower” September 13, 2019 I first heard vocal shape-shifter Mike Patton collaborate with John Erik Kaada, the Norwegian composer, back in 2004. It was, even in the light… Continue Reading
Review: Warish – “Down In Flames” September 11, 2019 The year is 1988 and the place is some dive bar outside Seattle. Or maybe it’s not – but it could be. The guitar-driven… Continue Reading
Review: Kal Marks – “Let The Shit House Burn Down” September 10, 2019 Now, I’m not always prone to deflect a kind remark when something better comes along, but, listen listen, follow my logic here. At the… Continue Reading
