Review: Grand Archives – Grand Archives
So there once was a little band from Seattle called Carissa’s Wierd but they broke up, like, a while ago. When that happened, two of the ex-members (Mat Brooke and Ben Bridwell) formed a group we think is totally aces called Band Of Horses while another ex-member (Sera Cahoone) started a solo career. Perhaps you (Read more…)
Review: Shot Baker – Take Control
The term Chicago punk or (rather) the sound of Chicago punk means a certain thing to me even though there are countless bands (both good and bad) that have at one point or another been labeled as a Chicago punk band. In my mind the first wave included bands like Naked Raygun and The Effigies (Read more…)
Who is Bella Morte?
Wow, I’m only about 30 days delinquent with this post. Figures, right? So we took a little trip down to St. Louis to spend the highly overrated new years holiday with my brother and his wife. After we spent most of NYE morning at The Magic House with my daughter, I headed out to the (Read more…)
Review: The Henry Clay People – For Cheap Or For Free
The Henry Clay People are a quartet from LA and they play loosely staggering indie-infused Americana rock music that sounds like a cross between A.M.-era Wilco, Pavement, and Tom Petty. So, yeah, there is a low-key slacker we-don’t-give-a-damn vibe that makes me think these guys just say, “let’s just get drunk and play some rock-n-roll (Read more…)
