Review: MELK – S/T February 21, 2020 It’s really easy to drink the Spencer Kilpatrick Kool-Aid. The Reno-based singer-songwriter has an amazing, even intoxicating handle on pitch-perfect period strut – in… Continue Reading
Review: Rob Ford Explorer – “Buh Bye” January 6, 2020 The reference points behind Rob Ford Explorer’s name ain’t aging that well. Yes yes, Ford in its capitalist wisdom has released a 2020 Explorer… Continue Reading
Review: Adam Fitz – “Can’t Pardon Me” December 30, 2019 There might be no better way to end 2019, this dog-eared novella of a year, and start the wondrous new Twenties than with ruminations… Continue Reading
Review: MELK – “Listen” July 18, 2019 There’s not very much that’s astounding about “Listen,” the one-song debut from Reno soul quartet MELK, released yesterday on streaming services. That is, there’s… Continue Reading
Review: Rachael McElhiney – “Apricot Trees” June 12, 2019 “You gotta bleed a little bit to put on the show,” Rachael McElhiney sings on a track from Apricot Trees, an EP of four,… Continue Reading
Review: Spencer Kilpatrick – “You Feel Like Nevada To Me” January 9, 2019 Spencer Kilpatrick might be his own best critic. The Reno, Nev.-based singer-songwriter, in releasing his latest single, “You Feel Like Nevada To Me,” on… Continue Reading
Review: Spencer Kilpatrick – “Lungs” June 6, 2018 Fans of early Amos Lee – in other words: well-crafted acoustic soul – mustmustMUST tune into Spencer Kilpatrick, a Reno, Nev.-based songwriter who previewed… Continue Reading
Profile: Elephant Rifle December 6, 2017 Let me call it early: anybody who’s anybody who considers themselves a devotee of punk rock will consider Hunk, the recently announced third full-length… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Elephant Rifle – “Ivory” May 29, 2015 This record begins with the uncontrolled wailing of guitar feedback and squalor, later joined by the gasps of a dying piano. And that’s a… Continue Reading
