Album Reviews

Golem!: Fresh Off Boat

Shawn Donohue October 20, 2006 No Comments

If Golem! would have let their raven hair down and stomped around the studio a bit more, Fresh Off Boat could have risen above kitsch.

Starless & Bible Black: Starless & Bible Black

Jamie Lee October 19, 2006 No Comments

Starless & Bible Black is guilty of meandering, oft-unfocused compositions; however, the innate ability to craft multi-layered textures which beg to be unraveled forgives most of these transgressions.

Supersystem: A Million Microphones

Josh Cox October 16, 2006 No Comments

White Light White Light starts out like the lovechild of Primal Scream and Kasabian, until the vocals kick in to put that unique Supersystem stamp upon it.

The Sadies: In Concert, Volume One

Jason Gonulsen October 11, 2006 No Comments

While In Concert, Volume One album doesn

Tommy Guerrero: From the Soil to the Soul

Jack Spilberg October 11, 2006 No Comments

Formerly a high profile skateboarding professional of the eighties and nineties, Tommy Guerrero continues to transition his notoriously smooth style, creativity, and technical ability from the pavement to the studio as he settles deeper into his newfound career as an increasingly respected solo artist. On From the Soil to the Soul, he pushes his unique, jazzy, guitar-driven sound into a mature new realm.

My Morning Jacket: Okonokos

Shane Handler October 10, 2006 No Comments

For bands that define themselves in the live setting, it

CSS: Cansei De Ser Sexy

Jake Krolick October 10, 2006 No Comments

CSS is destined for the underground club scene, sure to get waif-like girls plucked out of an American Apparel ad, dancing haphazardly to the stank that are these songs.

Nils Lofgren: Sacred Weapon

Sarah Moore October 6, 2006 No Comments

Nils Lofgren, guitarist of Bruce

For Rex : The Black Tie Dye Ball: The Zen Tricksters and Special Guests

Kenny Bohlin October 4, 2006 No Comments

Last fall a group of musicians came together for a benefit for the Rex Foundation. The black tie event held at the concert hall for the New York Society for Ethical Culture featured an artist collective comprised of Grateful Dead members and mercenaries, but was primarily based around the foundation of the Zen Tricksters.