Year: 2016
Local Review: Angel Magic – Fall Through
Andrew Aguilera and Lauren Smith formed Angel Magic in 2012 after working together previously on different projects. The duo create lo-fi synth electronic music similar to Aguilera’s solo project, Mooninite. … read more
Local review: Arloe – Strike Gold
Arloe = Flume + Chet Faker + Animal Collective
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Local Review: Andrew Goldring – Heritage
Andrew Goldring = Turnover + Elliot Smith … read more
Local Review: American Hitmen – Give ‘Em What They Want
American Hitmen = (Blue Öyster Cult + Deep Purple) x Chickenfoot
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Local Review: Allies Always Lie – Nodus Tollens
Allies Always Lie = All American Rejects + Brand New + Mudvayne … read more
Local Review: Accidente – Exotic Payday
Accidente = Form of Rocket + Loom … read more
Local review: •kordlhan – •Steez
•Kordlhan = Flying Lotus + Yung Lean
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Local Review: A Civil Reaction – Self-Titled
A Civil Reaction = Adolescents + Bad Religion + Anti-Flag … read more
Local Music Review: Monol!th / God Walk – Self-Titled
Ranging greatly in sound, instrumentation and general urgency, the usefulness of the split album is to neatly juxtapose two groups of equal ability, find solidarity in a common goal and combine two different fan-bases. … read more
Local Music Review: Poet – The Lone Revolutionary
The self-described “hip-hop anarchist” Poet does not fail to live up to his own hype. “Crash & Burn” sets the tone early in the album, bringing up Eric Garner’s murder and challenging those who talk about injustice from behind the protective screen of social media to take the streets and protest. … read more
Film Review: X-Men: Apocalypse
After igniting the comic book movie genre in 2000 and delivering the most solid X-Men film to date in 2003, fans were excited to have director Bryan Singer return to the franchise two years ago for Days of Future Past. … read more
Review: Frankie Cosmos – Next Thing
Frankie Cosmos = Camera Obscura + Lady Lamb
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