FABLE CRY’s Zach Ferrin Gets Down to Brass Tacks!
Zach Ferrin Get’s Down to Brass Tacks interview w/M.A. Rivera Zach Ferrin sings, sneers and proudly postures as the frontman for Nashville’s Fable Cry. They are a band heavy on high drama and over the...
View ArticleHeart of the Whale’s Dark Torment
Heart of the Whale Heart of the Whale Independent Release, 2015 From San Francisco comes Heart of the Whale with this eponymous release. Dark and unsettling, like the person you can’t get off your...
View ArticleSham 69 Burns Brightly at the Backbooth
Sham 69 w/ The Scurvy, The Rawtones, and The Lower Orders Saturday, September 26, The Backbooth, Orlando Oi! Oi! Oi! Sham 69 (official) came through Orlando with a fury unseen since 2004’s hurricane...
View ArticleRubikon’s Retro Riff Rock
Delta Rubikon Round Hill Records, 2015 Boston’s a great town for music with a long pedigree of solid rock acts to call it home. Smart, cultured, dirty enough, and thuggish enough to still rock properly...
View ArticleGabe Close – Leave the Light On
Leave the Light On Gabe Close Independent Release, 2015 “Weary Mind” kicks off this collection of songs by Louisville, Kentucky singer/songwriter Gabe Close. It’s upbeat and easy to get sucked into the...
View ArticleWe Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Drummer!!
On the Road Again, part 3 We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Drummer!! by Paul Wunder We were doing a gig in Philly at a place called Grendel’s Lair. Our drummer (we had a Spinal Tap-like drummer situation....
View ArticleThis LIPSTICK Won’t Smudge!
This LIPSTICK Won’t Smudge! An interview with Lipstick’s Greg Troyan From deep in the heart of Country comes a retro blast of feedback and Aqua Net influenced shredding. Singer Greg Troyan and bassist...
View ArticleLuke Underhill – Atlas Unplugged
Luke Underhill Atlas Unplugged Independent Release, 2015 From Illinois, Luke Underhill presents this collection of austere and beautifully intimate songs. Singing, accompanied by either a solitary...
View ArticleStomping Rats – Rockabilly Picante!!
Stomping Rats Get Drunk, Have Fun, Let’s Wreck!! Like some of the greatest things in life, I stumbled upon this act unexpectedly. Stomping Rats are the best rockabilly band you’ve never heard of. And...
View ArticleParker Moore’s Rig Rundown
Parker Moore’s Rig Rundown Parker Moore plays guitar for Oakland’s excellent Catholic Radio. The band is currently promoting their two-part release, The Last Summer Vol 1, & 2, naturally. Moore has...
View ArticleUnDead Can Dance -Here Come the Mummies
UnDead Can Dance – A Friday Night with Here Come the Mummies Here Come the Mummies The Plaza Live, Orlando Friday, October 9, 2015 I’d seen the videos, so it’s not like I didn’t know what was coming....
View ArticleThe Show Must Go, . . .Huh?
On the Road Again, Part IV Stuck Inside of Mobile by Chuck Lazaras The tour was almost over. We’d been out for two weeks and had played New Orleans the night before. Lazaras was headed to Mobile,...
View ArticleNick Peay Comes to Grips with Sobering
Sobering Nick Peay Red Courdoroy, 2015 From Louisville, Kentucky comes singer/songwriter is Nick Peay and this is his story of struggling with and coming to grips with addiction. Opening with “Put This...
View ArticleBorn Loose are Here to Destroy Your Hi-Fi
Born Loose Blowout! Hound Gawd Records, 2015 Brooklyn’s Born Loose sound like they wrote and recorded this full length in a deranged and glorious three day blackout. It also sounds like all of their...
View ArticleLakeway’s Soulful Heartbeat
Lakeway Heartbeat Independent Release, 2015 From Ukraine comes this exceptionally beautiful and elegantly understated electronica duo, Lakeway. This four song EP, Heartbeat, flits and dances easily,...
View ArticleSuper Happy Funtime Burlesque Comes To Melbourne!
Super Happy Funtime Burlesque Comes To Melbourne Boondocks, October 29 Doors open at 7:30 Show starts at 9:00 Cover $10 You have NO Excuses for not coming! Super Happy Funtime Burlesque is a 12 member...
View ArticleHangman’s Chair – This Is Not Supposed To Be Positive
Hangman’s Chair This Is Not Supposed To Be Positive Fear Satan Records, 2015 Melodic, sludgy doom on the quicker side of the whole doom thing with French origins, this is the most listenable...
View ArticleNo guitars? No problem!
On the Road Again, Part V No guitars? No problem! By Gregg Troyan Lipstick is band that has gone through numerous lineup changes in our short time as a band. We’ve only been playing out since late...
View ArticleSHips Have Sailed Plot a Course with Moodswings
Ships Have Sailed Moodswings Independent Release. 2015 Ships Have Sailed are a duo from Los Angeles with some electronica leanings. SHS Op for more soulful songs than straight up manic dance floor...
View ArticleGrace Potter Stays up Late with Midnight
Grace Potter Midnight Hollywood Records, 2015 Grace Potter, best known for her Earthy, bluesy jam band leanings, has decided to put on some kicky heels, and go to the club for this latest disc....
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