If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you are a fan of pop-punk. If you’re anywhere near Chicago or even the Midwest, you should head to Chicago this weekend. On March 9th, pop-punk veterans Allister are celebrating the 10 year anniversary of their sophomore full-length Last Stop Suburbia by playing the album in (Read more…)
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February 13, 2013
Who: Kinder Words Where: Cincinnati, Ohio How: Bandcamp What: Kinder Words is a really good pop punk band that likes to keep a low profile. The two songs on their newest demo remind me of stuff within the genre that’s a little more East Coast and indie but there’s still a healthy amount of upbeat (Read more…)
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January 3, 2013
Seeing that it’s now 2013 this is a little bit late, but better late than never, right? As I’ve done for the past few years, I again (in 2012) revisited the best albums from ten years before. Here are 20 of them in alphabetical order. If anything, (perhaps) this might spark you to dig out (Read more…)
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December 15, 2012
Aside from some major festivals, I didn’t see nearly as much live music in 2012 as I have in years past. With the one kid in school and the demands of my new-ish day job, it just didn’t happen. Still, I managed to see a ton of great bands and shows this year. Here’s the (Read more…)
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December 14, 2012
Alright fuckers, here it is. Here’s my ten favorite records of 2012. Still, like I mentioned before, most of my top 20 is somewhat interchangeable. Really, though, it has been a pretty incredible year for music. Now, by my count, 9 records from my list were self-released. That’s a shit ton of bands doing things (Read more…)
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December 13, 2012
Here’s part 4 of my list detailing my favorite records of 2012. For the first three parts of the list just click here. Many if not all of these could have probably been in my top ten based on the day. Enjoy. 20. Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves – Canyons (No Idea) Canyons is (Read more…)
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December 12, 2012
If you’ve stuck around this long you might as well pay attention until it’s over, right? This is the third part of my five-part list detailing my favorite albums of 2012. If you missed the first two parts of the list, you can check them out right here. Also, I saw three of these bands (Read more…)
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December 11, 2012
So here’s part 2 of my year-end list. If you’re so inclined, you can check out part 1 right here. Maybe you’ll discover something new that you really like. Finding new music that I’ve somehow missed during the year is one of the reasons I like reading year-end lists and one of the reasons I (Read more…)
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December 10, 2012
There was so much great music released in this year, maybe more than in any other year since I started compiling these lists. Narrowing the list down to just 50 was damn near impossible. In fact, just about everything on the list could be flipped around in some way, but these are what I’ve decided (Read more…)
