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Local Review: Joshua James – Well, Then, I’ll Go To Hell

Posted on February 6, 2014 (December 7, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Joshua James - Well Then, I'll Go To Hell album artwork.

I listened to this album six or seven times before I realized it—30 seconds into the second track, “Broke”—these are all Modest Mouse covers. Jesus, I am slow. But doesn’t that speak to how great Joshua James is?
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Posted in: Local Music Reviews

Local Review: Joe Ecker – Into The World

Posted on March 6, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Moodier than Garfield on Monday and not nearly as fun, Joe Ecker makes up for what he lacks in musicianship with a strong voice and earnest (almost embarrassing) lyrics. … read more

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Local Review: Jake Burch – Bloodflower

Posted on April 30, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Jake Burch sings like someone pleading for absolution, as if he’s somewhere in the astral plane, stuck between stations. Burch’s voice can move up the octave scale from a twangy, marble-mouthed drawl to an impressive Jeff Buckley howl in a strained falsetto that pushes the recording into the red in a few quick movements. … read more

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Local Review: Jay William Henderson – Hymns To My Amnesia

Posted on September 3, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

On album opener “Marrow In The Morrow,” Jay William Henderson cries, “You fool, you fucking fool. You’ve created this torturous mess.” This is some sad-bastard music, and I mean that in the best possible way. … read more

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Local Review: Juana Ghani – She Lost Her Head

Posted on September 3, 2014 (May 3, 2023) by Asha Pruitt
Album cover for She Lost Her Head by Juana Ghani.

Juana Ghani seem to have a penchant for bringing to life a seedy, seductive back alley in Italy or Russia through their simultaneously languid and staccato music (“Na Zdorovie”). Every song is heavy on the accordion and fiddle, which feeds directly into their distinctive style of gypsy-influenced folk punk. … read more

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Local Review: James Junius – moth,wing,dream

Posted on October 1, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

A fluttery work of ambience, moth,wing,dream, evokes images of a flickering light in a cabin or a midnight walk through a cemetery. It could be a soundtrack for a horror film with its hushed chords and sci-folk vocals. “Lake Days” is composed in the style of Morrissey, with simple synth guitar and repetitive, gloomy lyricism.
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Local Review: Jay Citrus – Suck My Lemons

Posted on October 1, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Jay Citrus isn’t exactly a visionary—his rhyming is sloppy, he gets his song titles from classic hip-hop tunes and, on at least one occasion, he straight-up jacks a beat without any attribution—“The Scenario” is Yeezy’s “Blood on the Leaves.”
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Local Review: Iridia – Cognition

Posted on January 1, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Iridia = Peter Murphy + Tool + Alice in Chains … read more

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Local Review: Hard Men/Yaktooth – Self-Titled

Posted on May 1, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Hard Men/Yaktooth = Bird Eater + Fever Dreams + The Dillinger Escape Plan … read more

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Local Review: Illwinded P – Spirited Away Vol. 2

Posted on July 30, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela
Illwinded P – Spirited Away Vol. 2

Illwinded P = Del The Funky Homosapien + MF Doom + Nujabes … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Illwinded P, Self-Released

Local Review: Hoops – A Whiff of Spirits

Posted on July 30, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela
Hoops – A Whiff of Spirits

Hoops = The Tape Beatles + Brion Gysin … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Chthonic Records, Hoops

Local Review: I Capture Castle – Daydreamer

Posted on July 30, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela

I Capture Castle = Cavalera Conspiracy + Blood On The Dance Floor + Danny Elfman + Leaves’ Eyes … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: I Capture Castle, Self-Released
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