Profile: Merce Lemon (2020) February 11, 2020 “You think you love me. Well, look at me now.” With those simple words, softly cooed over a carefully plucked sequence of acoustic guitar… Continue Reading
Review: Shay Park – “I’m Not What You Expect” March 8, 2019 There’s really a lot to love about I’m Not What You Expect, the excellent, new, five-song EP from Boston-by-way-of-Pittsburgh pop chanteuse Shay Park. It’s… Continue Reading
Review: Pachyderm – “Verge” March 27, 2018 Pachyderm’s turning out to be a tough band to pin down. While the obtuse single the group dropped in January, the aptly titled “I’m… Continue Reading
Review: Pachyderm – “I’m Not Happy, I’m Just High” EP January 23, 2018 Consider this the fresh-faced first entry of the new year in Pittsburgh Single of the Year territory. The oft-engaging Pachyderm channels The Sea and… Continue Reading
Review: Blankets For Laura – “Orange” EP December 29, 2017 Thank you, Shay Park. While much of the Pittsburgh underground is awaiting the debut EP from Soda Club, the local dream-pop quartet Park fronts… Continue Reading
PROFILE: Soda Club (2017) August 23, 2017 It starts with the muted, chikka-chikka strum of a Fender Telecaster electric guitar and the clacking metronome of drumsticks, while riffing on a slight,… 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
