Reviews

Photo Gallery: Joanna Newsom Live at the Orpheum Theater

Joanna Newsom Orpheum Theater (Boston, MA) December 6, 2015 Divers, the newly released album from Joanna Newsom, found a warm welcome in Boston as Newsom commenced a globe-spanning winter tour at the Orpheum Theater. Striking with confidence, Newsom opened her set...

Record Review: Violens

Violens Amoral New York, NY New Wave is (unfortunately) an underused descriptor of current music, with a rare and welcome exception coming from Violens’ first full length, Amoral. The record is...

Record Review: Tweak Bird

Tweak Bird Tweak Bird Carbondale, IL The resurgence of ’70s style rock duos consisting of two dudes with shaggy and vaguely out-of -style haircuts is proved awesome once again by Tweak Bird. The...

Record Review: Tumbledown

Tumbledown Empty Bottle Seattle, WA Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if pop-punk and Americana/country music were melded together? Pick up the second full-length album by Tumbledown...

Record Review: Roh Delikat

Roh Delikat Sunny Boston, MA An endearing quality about most alternative music is the fact it can readily change itself to various forms of dark imagery, while retaining a strong sense of fluidity. ...

Record Review: RIBS

RIBS British Brains Boston, MA Head banging to a melody is not an easy feat. There is always the very real risk of dislocating your neck while incorporating a smooth-yet-jerking motion into any rock...

Record Review: Mikie Lee Prasad

Mikie Lee Prasad Jukebox Folktales: Volume Two Oakland, CA One of the hardest working musicians in the Bay Area, Mikie Lee Prasad has been performing his rollicking brand of energetic Americana in...

Record Review: Mermaids

Mermaids Tropsicle Atlanta, GA The cover of Tropsicle contains a weird, collage-like image of summertime pictures from long ago. The sounds within the album perfectly fit this image.  The 11 tracks...

Record Review: Kordan

Kordan The Longing Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn natives Kordan provides a lush backdrop to a winter night, just right for a cruise through downtown NYC. Full of fierce passion and insight, the band’s...

Record Review: Kim Taylor

Kim Taylor Little Miracle Cincinnati, OH Written and recorded in just three days, Kim Taylor’s Little Miracle captures raw emotion. The lyrically driven album features sparse instrumentation,...