Issues: Issue 325 – January 2016
Local Review: Brett Knickerbocker – Lost Signal EP
Singer/songwriter Brett Knickerbocker embodies a country-rock cowboy. Lost Signal EP is an almost all-acoustic set that sounds country-rock in its instrumentation with excited and emphatic strums. … read more
Local Review: Alter Ego – Ego
Ego begins with “Hook It,” a heavy, psych bass line flooded with an opulence of funk. The moment the first wah pummeled my eardrums, I was thrashing my brain about and jerking my shoulders so hard that they were sore for two days after. … read more
Review: GIVERS – New Kingdom
GIVERS = Reptar + Grouplove + Dirty Projectors … read more
Review: Freakwater – Scheherazade
Freakwater = Joni Mitchell + Indigo Girls … read more
Review: Frankie Cosmos – Fit Me In
Frankie Cosmos = Pure Bathing Culture + Lady Lamb … read more
Review: Flavor Waster – It’s Always Sunny When You’re Cool
Flavor Waster = Marriages x Battles … read more
Review: Eastfield – Another Boring Eastfield Album: A Rail Punk...
Eastfield = (Forum Walters + Buzzcocks) + The Clash … read more
Review: Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – Angels & Ghosts
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers = Bad Seeds – Nick Cave + Spiritualized … read more
Review: David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski – Polish Night Music
David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski = M.Ostermeier + Lustmord + Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictophones … read more
Review: Cold Sweats – Social Coma
Cold Sweats = Quicksand + Brutal Juice + Scratch Acid … read more