Merchant Royal have been perfecting their material, performing all around town for the past two years, and the release of their EP is a happy day for their many local fans. … read more
Local Review: Mañanero – Self-Titled
I like lo-fi, but you might want to listen to this album on some high-quality speakers. In my car’s weak sound system, I was ready to give up on Mañanero, but at home, I had much less trouble making it through the album. … read more
Local Review: Matt Nida – Explorer
Immaculately produced and incredibly sharp, Matt Nida’s latest release, Explorer, pays homage to the cosmic gods with sounds and themes that reflect the deep, dark reaches of outer space. … read more
Local Review: Max Pain and the Groovies – Electro Cosmic
Max Pain and the Groovies = The Growlers + The Black Angels
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Local Review: Kookie Lou – Kookielou EP
Kookie Lou = (Bat For Lashes * Zooey Deschanel) / Morcheeba … read more
Local Review: Little Sap Dungeon – The Devil’s Autumn Eve
Little Sap Dungeon = Christopher Alvarado + The Twilight Transmission + White. Light. Monorail … read more
Local Review: Linus Stubbs – Degenerate Beats
Linus Stubbs = Pen Pointz + Ant + Hieroglyphics … read more
Local Review: Kyler Slater – The Winter EP
Kyler Slater The Winter EP Self-Released Street: 03.02 Kyler Slater = The Fray + First Aid Kit – Justin Townes Earle The Winter is an appropriate title for this album. This is not a cheer- ful, upbeat kind of album—this is a rainy-day, stare-out-your-window-and- wonder-where-it-all-went-wrong kind of album. The Winter plays beautifully and brushes over your
Local Review: Lost, The Artist – Lost Boy vs The World
Lost, The Artist = Dine Krew + YZE … read more
Local Review: L’anarchiste – Giant
L’anarchiste Giant Kilby Records Street: 07.14 L’anarchiste = Sufjan Stevens + Bon Iver Giant, the electro-acoustic follow-up to L’anarchiste’s transitionary EP The Traveler, shows L’anarchiste stretching their orchestral-folk muscles as far as they can into an electronic realm. “Samundar” and “Hold Tight” are unashamedly Sufjan Stevens–influenced, with harmonies straight out of Stevens’ catalogue. The latter
Local Review: Like, Listen To – East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Like, Listen To = Iron and Wine + Andrew Bird
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Local Review: La Calavera – Anecdotas
La Calavera = Airbag + VII-Sense
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