Music
Fat Wreck Chords @ 25
Many punk rockers are familiar with the Fat Wreck Chords label—it has been a staple in the independent music scene since 1990. Starting off as an idea between the then-married Michael “Fat Mike” Burkett and Erin Kelly-Burkett in their kitchen—the pair owns and continues to run the label jointly— the label continuously shoveled out some
Local Review: Umbels – Self-Titled
Umbels = Incubus’ “Aqueous Transmission” + Modest Mouse’s “Lounge” … read more
Local Review: Sen Wisher – Glow
Sen Wisher = James Blake + Youth Lagoon … read more
Review: Great American Ghost – Everyone Leaves
Great American Ghost = American Nightmare + Pulling Teeth + The Suicide File … read more
St. Bohéme: Craft Lake City Performer
St. Bohéme facebook.com/StBoheme Picture the light ambience of street players busking on an old Parisian street: accordions and violins, small guitars and light trumpets. This is the sound of St. Bohéme. As the ongoing vision of musician/songwriter Beaux Underwood, this French swing, gypsy folk, classical contemporary ensemble (there’s no easier way to say it) is
Local Review: Quiet House – Self-Titled
Quiet House = Passenger + Typhoon … read more
Local Review: Advent Horizon – Stagehound
Advent Horizon = King’s X + Storm Corrosion + The Get Up Kids … read more
Local Review: September Say Goodbye – Some Beginnings End
September Say Goodbye = Jakalope + Feeder / Paramore … read more
Review: Underground Railroad to Candyland – The People Are Home
Underground Railroad to Candyland = Ezra Furman + Down in the Dumps … read more
Babes in Toyland: Babes on Tour
The height of the grunge era of the ’90s was defined by loud, aggressive rock, distorted guitars and high-octane performances, and Minneapolis-based Babes in Toyland epitomized this sound from their inception in 1986 to their dissolution in 2001. Their narrative is steeped in the late ’80s and early ’90s, making them synonymous with bands such
Review: Sonny Knight And The Lakers – Do It Live
Sonny Knight and The Lakers = Sam Cooke + Barrence Whitfield + St. Paul and Broken Bones … read more
Review: Negative Scanner – Self-Titled
Negative Scanner = The Fall x Wipers + The Sound … read more
