Brianna Lea Pruett’s twelve-song album, Gypsy Bells, is (quite literally) hot off the burner,...
Reviews
Metal Night in Cambridge: Doomriders, Kvelertak & High On Fire Live at the Middle East
WHERE: Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA WHEN: November 16, 2013 Norway’s Kvelertak Put...
Trivium – “Vengeance Falls” Review
Trivium’s sixth studio album, Vengeance Falls, follows in the footsteps of In Waves thematically...
Live Review: From Exile
529 // Atlanta, GA // December 13 It’s being generous to say that 150 people could fit into 529. On this night, From Exile pushed that limit. Because their music is faster, more intricate, and...
Live Review: Corey Branan
Paradise Rock Club // Boston, MA // December 11 Cory Branan was lucky enough to be a part of Chris Carrabba's Swiss Army Romance 10th Anniversary tour. The tour marked ten years since...
Live Review: Nigredo, My Empty Phantom & The Acorns
The Drunken Unicorn // Atlanta, GA // December 19 On the worst night Atlanta’s seen in years, a thousand-plus cars were sliding across ice, crashing into each other in series and parallel....
Live Review: Monotonix
Rickshaw Stop // San Francisco, CA // January 28 Monotonix is out of control in the most entertaining way possible. First off, the band doesn’t use stages; instead they set up their drum...
Live Review: Typhoon
Odd Fellows Hall // Davis, CA // January 22 With the weather too cold to host shows on their outdoor patio, downtown Davis indie venue Sophia’s decided to bring the fun indoors, sponsoring...
Live Review: Severity
Swayze's // Marietta, GA // January 22 Severity formed recently from the remnants of local metal bands Manic and Delusional Mind, featuring two guitarists, one bassist and a drummer. For a...
Live Review: This Piano Plays Itself
529 // Atlanta, GA // January 21 This Piano Plays Itself stands at a threshold. After releasing their debut full length, As the House…, early last year, they’ve been in the midst of transition....
Live Review: ArnoCorps
Slim’s // San Francisco, CA // January 8 How do you go about reviewing an anniversary show of a band that claims to be “The Greatest Band of All Time”? That statement and especially the...
Record Review: John Medeski and Lee Shaw Live
Together Again: John Medeski and Lee Shaw Live at the Egg Recorded live at Center for Performing Arts, Albany, NY by Scott Petito and Beth Reineke Mixed at NRS Recording Studio Rarely does one have...
Record Review: Wadada Leo Smith and Ed Blackwell
Wadada Leo Smith and Ed Blackwell The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer Mixed at 4D, Brooklyn, NY by Liberty Ellman Mastered at Golden Mastering, Ventura CA by JJ Golden When the sonic language of...