Wand two three (clap clap)
Steven Ford once drummed for the Texas metal/punk band Voice Of Reason but these days (however) he is cranking out platters of minimal techno as Bruno Pronsato. If you are a fan of arty dance music that is more suited for post-party chillin’ than dancefloor shakin’ this is for you. 4/4 glitchy tech funk that (Read more…)
Review: Julie Doiron – Woke Myself Up (or) North of the Saint Lawrence River
Canadian chanteuse Julie Doiron recently released her fifth full-length album under her own name. This one is called Woke My self Up and it represents the most rockin’ she has sounded since her days with Canadian indie-pop darlings Eric’s Trip back in the mid 90’s. In fact, former Eric’s Trip bandmates Rick White, Mark Gaudet, (Read more…)
Review: Wynton Marsalis – From The Plantation To The Penitentiary (or) way short of a comfortable situation
A week or two ago I heard a story on NPR about the latest record from Wynton Marsalis called From The Plantation To The Penitentiary and knew I had to go out and get it. Musically speaking, it is an invigorating listen that touches a myriad of jazz styles including the trumpeter’s New Orleans soul (Read more…)
A spoonful of emo revisited
Way before what teens today think of as emo, the term was shorthand for emotional hardcore. It was not a dirty word that referred to the lifestyle that gets so much negative press these days. Originating in the Washington, DC music scene of the mid-1980’s, some so-called “first-wave” emo or emocore bands included Rites of (Read more…)
My baby ain’t a baby no more
Here is a new picture of my little girl for those of you who are keeping tabs. My little kiddo is becoming just that. At 17 months old she’s now a kid. And now that the weather has turned nice all she wants to do is go outside. So I took her for a wagon (Read more…)
Review: Shook Ones – Facetious Folly Feat (or) I need some new new balances
I just got off the treadmill and during my little jog I was jamming out to Facetious Folly Feat the latest album from Seattle, WA’s excellent Shook Ones. It is punk rock in the same vein as Kid Dynamite. In fact, some people might actually mistake this for a KD record. Simply put, the music (Read more…)
