Music
Chairlift: Moth to a Flame
Instinct, as it were, is the heartbeat of Moth, Chairlift’s third—and possibly best—full-length album. Effervescently primal and visceral to the bone, the LP is a beacon of composition and compulsion, quenching an artistic thirst while parching the current climate. … read more
27 Club Performer: Klaus
My best friend’s parents were a couple of hippies and were always playing music in their home. Janis was someone I frequently heard playing while I spent time there. The power and grief in her voice continues to be a source of inspiration. … read more
Making Fuck Bring A Harrowing End
The sludge three-piece, composed of guitarist/vocalist Kory Quist (The Ditch and the Delta), cellist Jessica Bundy and drummer/vocalist Anson Bischoff, returns this year with the release of A Harrowing End. Though their previous, self-titled 7’’ was satisfying as hell, nothing can prepare for the glory of the full-length, due to drop on March 11. … 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
Review: Sarah Neufeld – The Ridge
Sarah Neufeld = Circuit des Yeux + The Visit + Kate Bush … read more
Localized: June Brothers
June Brothers’ music is emotionally charged, and lyrical focus is essential. “In order to know where the song is going, you need to have a distinct direction from the lyrics,” Riding says. Their singer-songwriter perspective has given them a playful view of their music. “ … read more
Review: Lust For Youth – Compassion
Lust For Youth = (Pet Shop Boys x Depeche Mode) / New Order … read more
Welcome to Your Funeral: An Interview with Rigor Mortis Vocalist...
The humbly made, underground-style documentary, Welcome to Your Funeral, is rich with facts and tells great stories about Rigor Mortis from the perspective of friends and band members in the most sincerest way possible. In the documentary, vocalist and director Bruce Corbitt keeps the legend of Rigor Mortis alive, which didn’t die with guitarist Mike Scaccia’s passing: Through interviews with Mike and the other band members, the moments now live on in film. … read more
John Moreland: Staying High On Tulsa Heat
I don’t fear getting lumped into that. I don’t care—people can lump me into whatever they want. It’s not going to change what I do. I don’t think country is the most accurate thing to call my music, but it doesn’t bother me if that’s what people will call me. … read more
Problem Daughter Album Release @ The Underground with Pop Warner,...
Problem Daughter had their album release show for their newest release, Fits of Disorganized Boredom, at The Underground with Pop Warner, Wicked Bears and Wearing Thin. This was one of their first shows since they started recording their album last year. Locals have been waiting for their new release which is also being distributed through
Review: Pinkshinyultrablast – Grandfeathered
Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast have quickly followed up on last year’s debut, Everything Else Matters, with Grandfeathered, an album that races off into the same horizon that the prior did. … read more
Review: Mothers – When You Walk A Long Distance You...
When You Walk is achingly good: the pierced-heart, splintered-bone, blurred-eyes kind of good. That it is only Mothers’ first full-length album is a wonder. … read more
