Archive: 2023

Armchair Boogie emerged from the central waters and woods of Wisconsin, after meeting at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 2015. In the spring of 2018 Armchair Boogie moved to Madison and released their debut self-titled album, followed by 2019’s What Does Time Care?, and a 4-track EP in 2021—The Western. Nowadays Armchair Boogie continues […]

Formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1992 the noise rock band, Brainiac (also stylized as 3RA1N1AC,) made waves in the alternative scene with the quartet’s chaotic sound and the incorporation of the Moog synthesizer by frontman Tim Taylor. Their debut album Smack Bunny Baby is a frenetic and innovative album that encapsulates the experimental spirit of […]

More than a decade into his career fronting Hiss Golden Messenger, MC Taylor has weaved from quiet and introspective folk and Americana to more of a gospel-leaning sound and, on this year’s Jump For Joy, songs radiating with optimism that are some of the North Carolina songwriter’s poppiest works to date. But on their current […]

After reuniting for their first live performance in over two decades earlier this year, alt-rock outfit Dogstar made their highly anticipated return to Detroit. (They last hit the Motor City while touring in 1999.) At a sold-out show at the Majestic Theatre on December 8th, the LA rockers – featuring Bret Domrose on guitars/lead vocals, […]

Want to feel old? 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the Farrelly brothers’ now-legendary comedy Dumb and Dumber. As much as the movie has earned its place in pop culture for the lovable buffoons with endlessly quotable lines played by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, the movie also featured one of the best soundtracks of […]

Neil Young’s Before And After is a natural extension of his abbreviated  West Coast solo tour of July of 2023. During that jaunt, his first string of live shows since the pandemic lockdowns, he played less familiar material than what might most please his audiences. This recording is likewise comprised of similarly overlooked entries from the man’s […]

The power trio legends Dinosaur Jr. have set up shop in the Music Hall of Williamsburg for an extended run to pay tribute to their fantastic album Where You Been which turns thirty years old this year. On Thursday night December 7th, the group continued their ferocious playing and welcomed a few friends to the […]

Back in 2016, folk group Big Thief released their debut album Masterpiece, a bold name for a first outing but they weren’t wrong. Over the years the songs of their debut continue to cut deep with their emotional vulnerability and raw aesthetics. Today (December 8), Big Thief has released a remastered version of Masterpiece along […]