Tuesday’s Gone: Deadboy & the Elephantmen Give White Stripes Tough Duo Competition With “Stop, I’m Already Dead”

Tuesday’s Gone: Deadboy & the Elephantmen Give White Stripes Tough Duo Competition With “Stop, I’m Already Dead”

Continuing our spotlight on Dax Riggs this week, for today’s Tuesday’s Gone, we’re taking a look at his first real foray into the relatively more pedestrian realm of indie-rock, which came courtesy of his Deadboy & the Elephantmen days.  Granted, this wasn’t Dax’s first band after the demise of Acid Bath in 1997. Indeed, he […]

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LISTEN: Joyer’s “At The Movies” Is Jangly Alt-Rock With Infectious Melodies

LISTEN: Joyer’s “At The Movies” Is Jangly Alt-Rock With Infectious Melodies

Joyer formed in New Jersey in 2017. After releasing two self-recorded demo collections, they released their first studio album, Sun Into Flies, in 2020, followed by Perfect Gray in 2021, and Night Songs in 2024. Now based in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, the duo of multi-instrumentalist brothers Nick and Shane Sullivan is constantly evolving their sound. […]

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LISTEN: Waldo Witt Combines Warm Familiarity With Warping Psychedelia On “My Corner Of The World”

LISTEN: Waldo Witt Combines Warm Familiarity With Warping Psychedelia On “My Corner Of The World”

Waldo Witt’s musical evolution is as expansive as the geography he’s covered. His 2019 debut EP, Randall, introduced listeners to his dreamy bedroom pop sensibilities, followed by the introspective Inner Paths. But it was his 2022 full-length album, Long Daze, Dark Nights, that marked a significant shift. Trading electronic beats for lush, phased-out guitar riffs […]

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Manic Monday: Acid Bath’s “Tranquilized” Serves As Ideal Listener Entry Point –  Live in Boston 1996

Manic Monday: Acid Bath’s “Tranquilized” Serves As Ideal Listener Entry Point – Live in Boston 1996

As we descend deeper into the pit of October, certain artists and bands that suit the season can’t help but come to mind. Some of those artists are more obvious (some might say “cliché”) than others, but a good subversive pick that probably deserves a bit more attention is Dax Riggs, who, not coincidentally, has […]

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LISTEN: Poor Bambi’s “Business or Pleasure” Is Spontaneous Punk With Vivid Storytelling

LISTEN: Poor Bambi’s “Business or Pleasure” Is Spontaneous Punk With Vivid Storytelling

Attitude, spontaneity, and dynamism are some of the words that describe Poor Bambi’s expression. With rock as the foundation, the trio fuses a wide range of genres and draws from many sources of inspiration. Poor Bambi is full of punch and attitude, but moves you through your entire emotional register on the way. The result […]

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LISTEN: Pynch Brings Their Nuances To Life On Jovial “Hanging on a Bassline”

LISTEN: Pynch Brings Their Nuances To Life On Jovial “Hanging on a Bassline”

Following their acclaimed debut Howling at a Concrete Moon, a coming-of-age record that captured the disaffection of youth in austerity-era Britain, Pynch return with their second album Beautiful Noise, released via their own Chillburn Recordings label. Less concerned with making sense of the world around them, their second full-length shifts its gaze inward, taking a […]

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Saxophonist Charles Lloyd Continues Remarkable Spiritual Quest In Career-Defining Effort ‘Figure in Blue’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Saxophonist Charles Lloyd Continues Remarkable Spiritual Quest In Career-Defining Effort ‘Figure in Blue’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

There were probably at least a few people who thought that NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd’s 2024 double LP The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow might be his last comprehensive work. Yet, the sound searcher, 87-year-old Lloyd, shows no signs of slowing down in terms of recording or touring. He returns with another double-LP, […]

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Golden Age Thursday: The Avengers Cement Legacy During Iconic 1978 Hometown Performance

Golden Age Thursday: The Avengers Cement Legacy During Iconic 1978 Hometown Performance

Led by one of the most powerful frontwomen of all time, The Avengers are one of the more interesting punk bands to emerge from the West Coast. Outside of the fact that Marvel made it difficult to find footage of this band, and that they were the opening band for the Sex Pistols on the […]

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Rush Announce Additional Dates On Fifty Something Tour 

Rush Announce Additional Dates On Fifty Something Tour 

RUSH Co-Founders Geddy Lee [bass, keys, vocals] and Alex Lifeson [guitar, vocals] recently announced their return to the stage for a very special 2026 headline tour, Fifty Something, in celebration of RUSH’s music, legacy, and the life of late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. Today, due to incredible demand, the band announces additional dates in most cities. The band are adding two […]

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LISTEN: Silver Liz’s “Dream More Vivid” Brings Refreshing Color To Noisy Pop

LISTEN: Silver Liz’s “Dream More Vivid” Brings Refreshing Color To Noisy Pop

Silver Liz is an eclectic force in the Brooklyn scene. Founders Carrie and Matt Wagner met in a college music practice room, bonding over an eavesdropped conversation about The Strokes. The married couple moved to Chicago from central Pennsylvania in 2015, so Carrie could study at Second City Conservatory. The Windy City’s legendary indie backdrop […]

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