Turbo Fruits is a trio of sloppy-haired dudes from Nashville, TN. On their self-titled debut release, a mish-mash of punk ’n roll, guitar-heavy tracks and post-pubescent vocals blast into the ethos. On an album of 15 short, punchy tracks, Guitarist/vocalist Jonas Stein sounds like he has a perpetually sore throat (and I mean that in […]
It seems that this year’s anniversary of the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks of years ago was a good night for music. Perhaps it was the air of memoriam of respect in the air? Or maybe I was just lucky to have shown up for the phenomenal live performance of Rilo Kiley with Grand Ole Party […]
New York-based Shock Cinema may have the most obscure, confusing bio I have ever read. From what I can tell, the group consists of Miyuko Furtado (the Rogers Sisters), Danny Wood (…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead), Destiny Montague, and Autry Fulbright.
His Mischief is a 3-man band hailing from St. Paul, Minnesota. Summer’s Eve, the group’s first release, is a six song mélange of garage rock, ’60s rock fuzz, and a dash of Clash-like punk. The tracks have a very distinctly retro sound; lead singer Sheridan Fox has an uncanny knack for sounding like Britt Daniel […]
Kiwi kitsch duo Jonathan Bree and Heather Mansfield, a.k.a. The Brunettes are back for round two, following their first album Mars Loves Venus (Lil’ Chief Records) with their newest album, Structure & Cosmetics, their first release on SubPop Records.
U.K. singer-songwriter Seth Lakeman is perfectly set up to become one of the latest, greatest singers to bust onto the American nouveau folk scene. Lakeman has already nabbed awards from BBC Radio as well as the attention of the big-wigs at Rolling Stone at this year’s SXSW. The Digital EPs are a pre-cursor to his […]
London natives The Noisettes ripped into the Ogden Theater like a Gallagher chainsaw through watermelon. This three-piece act with drums, guitar, bass, and vocals played a frenetic set of swank rock songs in support of their debut album, What’s The Time, Mr. Wolf? Fronted by the glorious Shingai Shoniwa on bass and vocals, Dan Smith […]
This fine, and finally, warm evening found me surrounded by friends and acquaintances who were virgins to the outdoor phenomenon that is Red Rocks Amphitheater. I personally couldn’t figure out why such a sizeable quantity of people who had been in this area for upwards of a year or two had still not been to […]
According to iTunes, Feist’s new album, The Reminder falls under the genre of Electronica/Dance. I can safely say, however, that it is definitely not either of those things. I would also like to meet the person that earns an annual iTunes salary by applying genres to new albums, because I think they need a refresher […]
Less is more for Vancouver-based duo Handsome Furs. Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade) and his fiancée, Alexei Perry, have created a sparse, symphonic record loaded with deep blue guitar riffs and sacred whiskey laden lyrics.
