Press Release: The Windy Mesa House Band November 16, 2021 The Windy Mesa House Band is on a mission from God. The stripped-down rhythm and blues trio, which hails not from the streets of… Continue Reading
Review: Cat Clyde – “Good Bones” June 15, 2020 Calling something “old-timey” can be a flat-out misnomer. The history of recorded music remains too new, relatively speaking, to know what signatures were writ… Continue Reading
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
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
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
Profile: Microwaves (2018) September 30, 2018 Microwaves is at a crossroads. The Pittsburgh trio, which has been soldering together noise-rock, no wave and art-metal for 18 years now, has a… Continue Reading
