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Local Review: Atomic 45 – Wake Up Dead

Posted on November 6, 2014 (April 17, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Album cover for Wake Up Dead by Atomic 45.

Atomic 45 = System of a Down + Rise Against + Anthrax … read more

Posted in: Local Music Reviews

Local Review: Andy Vigilante – Situation Comedy

Posted on December 4, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Andy Vigilante = Bo Burnham + Astronautalis … read more

Posted in: Local Music Reviews

Local Review: Advent Horizon – Stagehound

Posted on July 30, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Advent Horizon – Stagehound

Advent Horizon = King’s X + Storm Corrosion + The Get Up Kids  … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Advent Horizon, Self-Released

Local Review: Afro Omega – American Ital

Posted on December 3, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela
Afro Omega – American Ital

Afro Omega = Taïro + Black Uhuru … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Afro Omega, American Ital

Local Review: Alter Ego – Ego

Posted on December 30, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela
Alter Ego – Ego

Ego begins with “Hook It,” a heavy, psych bass line flooded with an opulence of funk. The moment the first wah pummeled my eardrums, I was thrashing my brain about and jerking my shoulders so hard that they were sore for two days after. … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Alter Ego, Self-Released

Local Review: American Hitmen – Give ‘Em What They Want

Posted on March 3, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

American Hitmen = (Blue Öyster Cult + Deep Purple) x Chickenfoot
… read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: American Hitmen, American Hitmen LLC

Local Review: Allies Always Lie – Nodus Tollens

Posted on July 14, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Allies-Always-Lie-Nodus-Tollens

Allies Always Lie = All American Rejects + Brand New + Mudvayne … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Allies Always Lie, Self-Released

Local Review: Accidente – Exotic Payday

Posted on November 21, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Accidente | Exotic Payday | Exigent Records

Accidente = Form of Rocket + Loom … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Accidente, Exigent Records

Local Review: ALIENWOLF – Self-titled

Posted on June 1, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
ALIENWOLF | Self-titled | Self-Released

ALIENWOLF = Late Miles Davis x Wild Nothing … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: ALIENWOLF, Self-Released

Local Review: Adjacent to Nothing – Lessons and Lesions

Posted on June 29, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Adjacent to Nothing | Lessons and Lesions | Sumthing Else Music Works

Adjacent To Nothing = Lamb of God / Rise Against x Dream Theater … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Adjacent To Nothing, Sumthing Else Music Works

Local Review: Alyxandri Jupiter – Out of Body Experience

Posted on June 29, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Alyxandri Jupiter | Out of Body Experience | Self-Released

Alyxandri Jupiter = Cecil Otter + Glass Animals + Hiatus Kaiyote … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Alyxandri Jupiter, Self-Released

Local Review: American Coast – Cool Kids Never Cry

Posted on October 5, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
American Coast | Cool Kids Never Cry

American Coast = LCD Soundsystem + The Microphones + The Calling … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: American Coast, Cool Kids Never Cry
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