Month: March 2015
Review: Dwarves – Gentleman Blag
Dwarves = Descendents + The Meatmen … read more
Review: Doe – First Four
Doe = Sleater-Kinney + Built To Spill + Heathers + early Weezer … read more
Review: Dengue Fever – The Deepest Lake
Dengue Fever = Antibalas + Secret Chiefs 3 + Koes Plus … read more
Review: Complicated Animals – In This Game
Complicated Animals = Astrud Gilberto x Rabbit Fur Coat–era Jenny Lewis … read more
Review: Cotillon – Cotillon
Cotillon = Foxygen + Bruce Springsteen + Pixies … read more
Review: Boduf Songs – Stench of Exist
Boduf Songs = Jessica Bailiff x Benoît Piolard + Orcas … read more
Review: Axis: Sova – Early Surf
Axis: Sova = Purling Hiss / Crash Normal … read more
Review: Acid King – Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere
Acid King = Ramesses + Church of Doom … read more
Localized: RS2090
Shrouded in layers of intricate mystery, Sean Ivins (RS2090) is unquestionably an enigma. I had the pleasure of sitting down with him one evening, but the more I focused on him, the harder he deflected my questioning and turned everything back to focus on the music. … read more
MOTUS After Dark @ The Red Door 02.28
If the show performed by the Musicians Of The Utah Symphony (MOTUS) at The Red Door on Feb. 28 is any indicator of how this group of a dozen or so musicians plan on bringing the music of classical composers closer towards the “mainstream,” then I think they stand a very good chance of realizing their goals. Allow me to explain. … read more