Artists
Reset those clocks. It’s 2008 and much has happened in the past year. Hello there, I’m alexa. I was born in Cherry Hill, NJ though and lived there till I was 11. When I lived in NJ is when my love… (Read More)
An Horse used to be about procrastination. An Horse was Kate Cooper’s way of not doing things that she was meant to be doing. Like studying or assignments. But Kate finished university. She got a couple of degrees, then started law… (Read More)
Rock and Soul, Rock and Roll “before it became a Project Runway Challenge.” That’s a pretty good way to describe the sound, the attitude and experience of Architects. Gimmick-free, raw, real and powerful is how their legion fans descibe them. From… (Read More)
CAKE formed in Sacramento, California in 1991. The band quickly became a hot item in the downtown club and cafe scene, then went on to gain a steady following in San Francisco’s Bay Area. Lead singer John McCrea’s unwitting amalgam of… (Read More)
Although always as loud as god, it was easy to convince yourself the music of Dinosuar Jr was far more passive than aggressive. This myth exploded in a hail of flaming toads in the spring of 1989, when the band’s original… (Read More)
Restless sonic chameleons the Fiery Furnaces revolve around the brother and sister duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, whose prickly childhood relationship and musical family set the stage for their playful, unpredictable music. The Friedbergers’ grandmother was a musician and choir… (Read More)
How do you explain on a piece of paper the elements that make a band truly exciting and genuinely unique? Sometimes, a good starting point is simple geography. When Grand Ole Party sets the stage for their live show, the placement… (Read More)
Denver, we have a rising star in our midst. After just one listen of Input’s third full-length release A Radio With Guts, it’s hard to believe this artist has been at this game called music writing for only two years, having… (Read More)
While high-profile pop bands from Sweden were busily grabbing press attention, their countryman Kristoffer Ragnstam was working under the radar screen, making music that refused to fit the Scandinavian stereotype. His sound was different – too different to ignore. Musicians… (Read More)
Rock & roll triumphs are rare. But by nicking choice elements from the genres checkered past and fusing it with raw power and sexual energy, Ligions invigorating Maple Jam/Bellum Records debut is just that. Spitting out a vital, dexterous eleven-song cycle… (Read More)
It’s long been said that the blues—in all its forms—is one of the most potent means to transform pain into beauty. Lucinda Williams has known that since she began devouring music as a youngster growing up in… (Read More)
Indiana’s Murder by Death layers the vocal sounds of an old saloon with haunting strings and the hard driving rhythms of pure rock n’ roll, producing what Stuff magazine has called “lush, orchestrated songs,” somehow simultaneously reminiscent of Johnny Cash and… (Read More)
Patty Griffin’s new album Children Running Through (ATO) continues the remarkable creative evolution that’s quietly established Griffin as a vital and singular musical force. It also belies her persistent sensitive-singer-songwriter image – a limiting perception that fails to fully convey the… (Read More)
The Atlanta-based quintet breaks new ground and addresses new challenges on its latest album, Graffiti the World. The collection is truly the work of combined contributions from each individual member of the band. “It’s five people getting’ together and trying to… (Read More)
Scissors For Lefty’s story involves Malaysian pop songs and intense Beatles fixations, influential British indie labels and late night hot tub parties, ‘80s dance nights and KISS solo records. But mostly it’s a story about friendship. “You find friends you like… (Read More)
“The city hasn’t changed as much as real estate agents would have you believe,” Steve Earle explains about his adopted hometown of New York City. “Specifically, my neighborhood hasn’t changed that much. I point people in the right direction so that… (Read More)
He trick-or-treated at Liberace’s house, planned a two-day stay in Amsterdam that ended a month later with him escaping the city under the cover of darkness, and was Bob Hope’s favorite altar boy. Alone, these anecdotes go well with a fistful… (Read More)
The Fabulous Rudies may have members from all over the country and a female lead singer from Germany, but the band is a San Diego original through and through. They have been bringing their eclectic mix of rock, ska, and politically… (Read More)
The band was formed in 1993 by singer/guitarist Rhett Miller and bassist Murry Hammond; Miller had previously played around the Dallas area as a folksinger and a British-style pop devotee and actually earned a creative writing scholarship to Sarah Lawrence College… (Read More)
The Presidents of the United States of America
Since The Presidents of the United States of America split in December of 1997 fans have been sending letters and e-mails urging the band to reunite and asking why they broke up in the first place. Truth be told, their decision… (Read More)
“There’s this fuckin’ band you’ve gotta see, They used to scare the livin’ shit outta me!” An Inch An Hour In March 1988, The Tragically Hip was a band you had to see. The Kingston quintet’s reputation had preceded it to… (Read More)
The Truckee Brothers have been quietly breaking in their new album, Double Happiness, with a month-long residency at a dive bar in a seedy area of San Diego. The wall to wall crowd is self-absorbed, unresponsive, and typically short on attentiveness… (Read More)
With their fierce intensity and explosive punk rock energy, The Whigs had a specific mission in mind for their new album, MISSION CONTROL; to capture the energy and spirit of their live show. The legendary Hollywood Sunset Sound Studios (where everyone… (Read More)
“Plant the seed/Watch it sprout/Watch it grow/Watch it bloom/Get in tune” – “To Zion” For 20-year-old Trevor Hall, music is a meditation, an expression of love and a means to bring people together. “I just tried to watch it flow through… (Read More)
Photo Credit: Cambria Harkey What Made Milwaukee Famous may unashamedly wear their pop on their sleeves, but that new-wave sheen is stretched taut over a muscular frame of sweaty rock. Milwaukee’s energetic, forceful, and impassioned music feels immediately familiar. Michael Kingcaid’s… (Read More)
