Youth Group: Skeleton Jar
Indie fans will naturally flock to Youth Group for their sensible chord progressions and thoughtful lyrics, but this is a band with the potential to attract fans of all types.
Mayday: Bushido Karaoke
Ted Stevens is a tortured soul. For one thing, the Mayday frontman can
The Del McCoury Band: The Company We Keep
At the age of 66, bluegrass legend Del McCoury has certainly been there and done that. As a true ambassador for bridging bluegrass to a younger and wider audience, the genre owes the man some due resects. So rather than lay back and bask in fame and glory, McCoury is still making the best music of his life, while remaining a road horse.
Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks 35 – The Houseboat Tapes
As Grateful Dead scholarship goes, the summer of 1971 presents an eye-popping, mouth-watering slice of Dead history in transition, and until the unearthing of these
Son Volt: A Retrospective: 1995-2000
Retrospective reminds us once again of how powerful a songwriter Jay Farrar really is and how great a band could sound in the studio. Have one listen to
The Go-Betweens: Oceans Apart
For the most part, The Go-Betweens have recorded a satisfying record that evokes palpable feelings and emotions yet becomes a bit uneven at the end. Despite that, the album is worth it for the first three tracks alone.
TSAR: Band-Girls-Money
Unlike the Weezer-esque timbre of the first record, this sophomore set is in your face with very little over-the-top production; just straight rock and roll.
Denver Harbor: Scenic
Denver Harbor is a new band on the punk-rock scene, and while the name suggests the band hails from a scenic area along the Denver coastline, in reality their roots lay in Houston.
Scarecrow Collection: Hooked and Shattered
Scarecrow Collection has put together a sampling of styles that runs the gamut.
Secret Machines: The Road Leads Where It’s Led (US EP)
A year after releasing their second album, Now Here is Nowhere, The Secret Machines have dropped a six song EP to hold us over until their much
anticipated follow up arrives. With one song off of Now Here is Nowhere,
an abridged version of
Spookie Daly Pride: Medicine Chest
While Spookie Daly Pride appears to be a band teetering on the brink of either being a nationally recognized band or a staple of the Boston
Garbage: Bleed Like Me
If Garbage’s goal was to remain an unpredictable and enigmatic force with a cult following, then they have succeeded. While hard core Garbage lovers are salivating over the new record, Bleed Like Me probably isn