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Local Review: The Avenues – Don’t Want To Live On This Planet Anymore

Posted on March 31, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
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The Avenues = Operation Ivy + Descendents + Dead Boys
… read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: The Avenues

Local Review: The Fiddle Preacher – Love Comes

Posted on December 7, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Bronwen Beecher | Love Comes

The Fiddle Preacher = Natalie Merchant + Loreena McKennitt + Pearl Django … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Bronwen Beecher, Self-Released, Steve Keen, The Fiddle Preacher

Local Review: The Hung Ups – Panic Attack

Posted on May 4, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
The Hung Ups | Panic Attack

The Hung Ups = Screeching Weasel + The Lillingtons … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Pizza Girl Records, The Hung-Ups

Local Review: The Dirt Nappers – Self-titled

Posted on November 3, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
The Dirt Nappers | Self-titled | Junction City Records

The Dirt Nappers = Drive By Truckers + Social Distortion … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Junction City Records, The Dirt Nappers

Local Review: The Dream Tapes – Self-titled

Posted on January 8, 2018 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
The Dream Tapes | Self-titled | Self-released

If I could, like one of the songs suggests, simply drive away to anywhere but here, leaving tomorrow, I would take The Dream Tapes with me for the journey. … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Self-titled, The Dream Tapes

Local Review: The Eleventh Door – Venusian Gap

Posted on March 30, 2018 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

The Eleventh Door = Cool Ghouls + Beach House … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Hail Atlantis Records, The Eleventh Door

Local Review: The Frenetic Process – Early Onset > Late Bloomer

Posted on May 31, 2018 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
The Frenetic Process | Early Onset > Late Bloomer | Self-Released

The Frenetic Process = Klein + Hype Williams … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Self-Released, The Frenetic Process

Local Review: The Last Living – Self-titled

Posted on July 5, 2018 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
The Last Living | The Last Living

The Last Living = The Middle East + Lavender Diamond … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: The Last Living

Local Review: The Gontiks

Posted on July 5, 2018 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
The Gontiks | . _ _

The Gontiks = Deerhunter + Explosions In The Sky … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: The Gontiks

Local Review: The Kat’s Jamas – We

Posted on July 10, 2018 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

The Kat’s Jamas = Danny Elfman + Wendy Carlos + Acid House … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: The Kat's Jamas

Local Review: The Dream Tapes – Dead Ends and All My Friends

Posted on October 4, 2018 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
The Dream Tapes | Dead Ends and All My Friends | Self-Released

The Dream Tapes = Two Door Cinema Club + Weezer … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: The Dream Tapes

Local Review: The Hung Ups – Insanity Plea

Posted on January 3, 2019 (May 21, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
The Hung Ups | Insanity Plea | PizzaGirl Records

The Hung Ups = Lagwagon + The Queers + Screeching Weasel … read more

Posted in: LGBTQ+, Local Music ReviewsTagged: LGBTQ+, PizzaGirl Records, The Hung-Ups
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