Profile: String Machine (2020) January 14, 2020 There are elements of Neutral Milk Hotel’s freak-folk,’90s slowcore, and of Montreal’s cinematic post-rock on Death of the Neon — the second LP from Pittsburgh-area ensemble… Continue Reading
Profile: Astrology Now (2020) January 8, 2020 Pittsburgh psych-rock band Astrology Now will celebrate its new Knife EP by playing an acid-tinged set at 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, with Outsideinside, Silver Car… Continue Reading
Review: House & Hawk – “Pure Emotion” EP January 7, 2020 I still harbor conflicted emotions about Mick Jagger Solo Album, the A-for-effort 2016 LP of synthetic pop from House & Hawk. At times inventive… Continue Reading
Profile: Adam Fitz (2019) December 30, 2019 Four out of every five shows singer-songwriter Adam Fitz played this year centered around cover sets in Westmoreland County bars and juke joints. Coming… 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
MusicTAP Record of the Year (2019) December 30, 2019 It’s an ugly, vicious thing for an ugly, vicious year. And, yeah, there might be bigger chart-toppers from 2019 or “better” market-researched deep-cuts out… Continue Reading
Feature: Pittsburgh Record of the Year (2019) December 20, 2019 Drumroll. Drumroll, please. I submit for your consideration, dear reader, my selections for Pittsburgh record of the year – two brilliant debut offerings on… Continue Reading
Feature: Unreliable Narrator (2019) December 11, 2019 Though the raucous punk of Pittsburgh band Unreliable Narrator’s debut LP – Old Man Yells At Older Man, self-released this month by the quartet – owes… Continue Reading
Profile: Flower Crown (2019) November 26, 2019 What was Pittsburgh musician Richie Colosimo listening to while his band, Flower Crown, tracked dream-pop single “High Fantasy” at Mr. Small’s recording studio in… Continue Reading
Profile: TRVSS (2019) November 12, 2019 There are shreds of feedback and, waiting, waiting, waiting, also an air of anticipation as members of Pittsburgh trio TRVSS wait for WRCT DJ… Continue Reading
