Benjamin Ricci

Juana Everett: Learning to Move On by Using Pain as Creative Fuel

Moving on is supposed to be an alleviating experience. It’s supposed to be about leaving what no longer serves us, abandoning the dark and stepping into the light, detaching from the past and embracing a brighter future. Sounds nice, but that’s rarely what it actually...

Record Review: Obits

Obits Moody, Standard, and Poor Brooklyn, NY “A bold and versatile platter” The premier track “You Gotta Lose” from the band’s self-titled debut, lays out crunchy riffs which course through the...

Record Review: Nicky Egan

Nicky Egan Good People Boston, MA “Seductive blues and soulful tunes ” Nicky Egan and her band know how to provide heaping doses of soulful R&B. Egan’s debut, Good People, is raised on gospel...

Record Review: Mind Spiders

Mind Spiders Mind Spiders Fort Worth, TX “Mixing raw attitudes and funky radiance” Mind Spiders ascends many peaks, and bustles with originality, catchy newness and silky sentimentality.  The design...

Record Review: Margin Walker

Margin Walker Departure and Return Boston, MA "A beautiful, rustic, well-crafted bloody nose" Margin Walker announces the maturation and honing of their blistering riffage with a signature raspy...

Record Review: Junk Culture

Junk Culture Summer Friends Oxford, MS “Wait for the summer” Deepak Mantena picked the name of his sample heavy, pop/jungle project honestly: Junk Culture combines a strange mixture of beats and...

Record Review: Julie the Band

Julie the Band Wild As the Sky Venice, CA “Mr. Tambourine Men” It’s hard not to be whisked away into some sort of melodic beach fantasy while listening to Julie the Band’s Wild As the Sky. Their...

Record Review: John Vanderslice

John Vanderslice White Wilderness Gainesville, FL "Matured indie legend becomes an orchestra-driven nightingale." There’s no question White Wilderness is a mature leap forward for Gainesville native...

Record Review: The Head

The Head Stockwood Atlanta, GA “Atlanta’s new power-pop powerhouse” The Head’s latest release, Stockwood, is a terrific triptych that shows there is still altruism and fun in pop music. The record...

Record Review: Deerhoof

Deerhoof Deerhoof vs. Evil San Francisco, CA “Dissonant guitars and dance freak-outs” The electronic noise freak rock of Deerhoof always seems to march forward and barge into the arms of anyone that...