Review: How Dare You – Comfort Road
One of my favorite albums of the past few months has been How Dare You’s debut full-length Comfort Road. I first heard the band via the awesome Rocket Fuel podcast where Jeff Rocket Fuel interviewed singer/guitarist Justin Goldman. Justin talked about how he made his way down the coast from Philadelphia to Florida and hooked (Read more…)
Review: The Whipsaws – 60 Watt Avenue
Can you name me any rock bands from Alaska? No, Jewel doesn’t count. Until I heard the rip-roaring rock n’ roll of The Whipsaws, I don’t think I could have done it either, but now that I’ve heard ‘em, I just can’t stop listening to the songs on their latest album 60 Watt Avenue. I (Read more…)
Review: Gatorface – Sick And Stupid EP
I’d like to start by saying that Gatorface is a great name for a band. In this case, the Florida-based band Gatorface features two former members (Alex Goldfarb and Richard Minino) of New Mexican Disaster Squad. You’ve heard of ‘em, right? Their debut release is the six song Sick And Stupid EP that was recently (Read more…)
Review: Sharks And Sailors – Builds Brand New
Okay. Let’s cut to the chase here, Sharks And Sailors is a band from Houston, Texas with a sound that is rooted in lilting post rock, textured Midwestern post-hardcore, and that sort of quasi-metal that’s popular with hipsters these days. Yes, I’m talking to you! Sorry, so yeah, this is a guitar band with jagged (Read more…)
Review: The War On Drugs – Wagonwheel Blues
Every single review I’ve written in the last two weeks has begun with the obligatory, I’m such a slacker apology. It’s getting old. But after reading somewhere (Pitchfork maybe? and, yes, I still occasionally read Pitchfork) that the guys in The Hold Steady (Craig Finn especially) were totally into The War On Drugs record, I (Read more…)
Review: Jackson United – Harmony And Dissidence
Jackson United is a punk (well, sorta punk, I guess) band fronted by Chris Shiflett who is more well-known as the guitarist for Foo Fighters and Me First And The Gimme Gimmes. The band was formed as a trio in 2003 with Shiflett’s older brother Scott (of Face To Face, 22 Jacks, Viva Death) on (Read more…)
