Music
Local Review: Red Dog Revival – Get What You Want
Red Dog Revival = Max Pain and the Groovies + Deep Purple
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Local Review: Soft Limbs – Small Village Rumors
Soft Limbs = Portugal. The Man + Joy Division
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Local Review: Passive Tourist – Inadequacy
Passive Tourist = Animal Collective + Dirty Projectors + Billy Higgins
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Local Review: American Hitmen – Give ‘Em What They Want
American Hitmen = (Blue Öyster Cult + Deep Purple) x Chickenfoot
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Local Review: Atris – Dawn
Atris = Black Sabbath + Pink Floyd + Queens of the Stone Age
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Local Review: Hoops – Masterpieces
Masterpieces by local experimental musician Hoops is an elegant and monstrously captivating affair. Released by homegrown label, New Visions in Electronic Music, both digitally and on cassette, Masterpieces allows one to choose their own aesthetic experience. … read more
Local Review: Starmy – Heart Beat Breaks Glass
Local outfit Starmy’s sixth release, Heart Beat Breaks Glass, opens with a steady ruckus of thick guitar harmonies layered with Mike Sartain’s tense vocal style. The opening track, “Heart Beat Breaks Glass,” is a tightly refined song that weaves cohesively around an organ solo reminiscent of Red Bennies’ 2004 album, Adult Sophisticates. … read more
Local Music Reviews March 2016
We march forth with March local reviews. … read more
Local Review: Jay Citrus – Lucid Dreams
“I’m livin’ lucid,” croons the sleepy voice of Utah rapper Jay Citrus, who appears to be the real life version of James Franco’s character in Pineapple Express, with long hair, oversized Hawaiian shirts and a penchant for weed. … read more
Local Review: m.duby – Fireworks
m.duby = Childish Gambino + Radius + Mac Miller … read more
Local Review: My Private Island – Self-titled
My Private Island = Soundgarden x Nickelback / Radiohead … read more
Local Review: Problem Daughter – Fits of Disorganized Boredom
Problem Daughter have maintained a subgenre of punk rock that’s difficult to categorize—they walk a fine line of pop-punk simplicity and tooth-and-nail, late ‘00s melancholic punk rock. … read more
