Review: The Zells – “No More Heroes” EP October 11, 2019 The Zells’ No More Heroes EP – the six-song follow-up to 2018’s excellent Failure to Slide, out today via Pittsburgh indie Crafted Sounds –… Continue Reading
Review: Dizzy Blip – “Laundry” EP October 10, 2019 50 words on Laundry EP– a capsule of sorts. Pittsburgh’s Sam Yeaton, a.k.a. Dizzy Blip, direct descends from Brainiac/Enon’s John Schmersal, writing angular noise-pop… Continue Reading
Concert Review: Melvins (2019) October 8, 2019 Melvins know no years. They’re just too fucking good to be bothered with them. So, seeing the trio, now nearing its fifth (!) decade… Continue Reading
Review: Not Your Friends – “Constructing A Mental Breakdown” October 7, 2019 Constructing A Mental Breakdown, the ambitious burst of post-hardcore noise by Pittsburgh quartet Not Your Friends, is a vexing little document. First things first,… Continue Reading
Andre Costello and The Cool Minors – “Brighter Than Before” October 4, 2019 Fifty words on Andre Costello and The Cool Minors new one-song shot. Minus those, wise guy. Catchy indie pop, out Oct. 2, with all… Continue Reading
Review: Horehound – “Weight” EP October 3, 2019 Fifty words on Weight. Well, not counting those. Pittsburgh champions of dirgy doom-metal follow 2018’s Holocene with a two-song gem. (Sorry, vinyl’s sold out.)… Continue Reading
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
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
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
Review: Trvss – “Absence” September 5, 2019 Holy shit, man. How a rock band sounds so vicious, yet so calculated and razor-sharp precise on a record, never mind a debut LP,… Continue Reading
