REVIEW: Radon Chong – “I Keep On Talking To You” September 7, 2017 Captain Beefheart devotees, rejoice! Shape-shifter Don van Vliet might be deceased but his spirit – and that of his ever-evolving Magic Band – is… Continue Reading
CONCERT REVIEW: Soda Club June 4, 2017 The ascending Pittsburgh quartet Soda Club treated a hometown crowd to its lazy Sunday brand of guitar-driven indie-pop on a Saturday this month, peppering… Continue Reading
CONCERT REVIEW: Horehound/T-Tops/Del Rios/Old Dream – Gooski’s, 1.08.16 January 21, 2016 Welcome to the firecrackers-strapped-to-your-Rust-Belt column “Welcome To Pittsburgh,” as today we find ourselves entranced by stars yet lamenting another fine night of noise at… Continue Reading
REVIEW: The Turbosonics – Tres Gatos Suave November 20, 2015 Inconsistencies, dagnammit! I want to really, really like, to love, to adore The Turbosonics‘ new CD, Tres Gatos Suave, a meaty slab of surf from one of… Continue Reading
Welcome To Pittsburgh #2: T-Tops – S/T March 5, 2015 Hello and thank you for kicking the snow off your feet as you cross the Popdose threshold of Welcome To Pittsburgh, Now Go Home…. Continue Reading
Welcome To Pittsburgh #1: Broughton’s Rules – “Anechoic Horizon” February 19, 2015 In this fine, first edition of Welcome To Pittsburgh, a new, somewhat-irregular Popdose column dictating the independent musical pulse of the Rust Belt’s cultural… Continue Reading