Believe it or not, there are a few bands that have been around for a while that I have yet to take a dive into. One of those bands are San Francisco noise pop punk act Deerhoof, and their new album La Isla Bonita has shown me exactly what I’ve been missing. One of those […]
There’s something beautiful about how a great band can progress with each album they put out. You can tell the good ones from the horrible ones that give you headaches by the material they have and how they’ve grown. They stick to what made them good in the first place and build off it, they […]
With a sound as big as the extinct animal they’re named after, Atlanta, Ga., metal band Mastodon has risen to be one of the best acts to see live. On October 30 they will be headlining a hell of a bill at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, including French metal monsters Gojira and Norwegian hardcore punks Kvelertak, […]
When it comes to the Providence music scene, few bands can rival the originality, genuity and overall sense of fun that’s abundant in the music of indie-pop act Roz & The Rice Cakes. If you’ve been checking out the band’s Facebook page recently, frontwoman Roz Raskin is on a never-ending quest to find the littlest […]
Chicago’s music scene has recently gotten cooler. You have old stalwarts like Wilco, Dwarves, The Lawrence Arms and even Earth, Wind & Fire going strong, but the interesting thing about what’s happening in Chicago is the rock ‘n’ roll that’s been coming out of there recently. Bands like self-proclaimed “Flower Punks” The Orwells, “Heavy Pop” […]
2014 has been a weird year and some of the music that has been released so far definitely exemplifies the theme. There have been unlikely and brilliant collaborations, incredibly unique and experimental albums and stuff that just snuck up on you. Then there’s an album that very well could be the rock record of the […]
An artist known to dabble in experimentation, Flying Lotus manages to take it to a higher level with each release. His new album, You’re Dead! takes you on a multi-dimensional electronic jazz-hop journey into the afterlife as he examines all facets of death the best way he can. It’s quite a treasure and shows that […]
New York indie rockers by way of Berkley, Calif., We Are Scientists are one of those acts that aren’t afraid to push boundaries and try out different things. One song will be a Fugazi-tinged alt-punk scorcher while another can sound like a mainstream pop hit. They’re currently in the midst of “The Splatter Analysis Tour” with Floridian indie […]
They say that you should never judge a book by its cover and the same should be said concerning a band’s name. What a group of musicians call themselves can either signify what they represent, what their music is about or maybe it’s just a cool name. An act from London with one of the […]
One cool thing about roots music is that it can be very wide ranged at times. The fusion of folk and blues leaves endless musical possibility and a wonderful example of that is Troy, NY, singer-songwriter Sean Rowe. Sean has put out a gem of an album this year with Madman and he’ll be headlining […]