Brighten is the third solo album from Alice in Chains co-founder Jerry Cantrell and the first since Degradation Trip in 2002. In terms of composition and tone, Brighten marks the
On her latest LP, American Siren, Emily Scott Robinson makes good on the promise of her last album, proving the praise was not only well deserved but clearly just the
Handsome Jack is a band that has been known throughout its career as a groovy rock band that delves into both Americana and guitar-heavy classic rock sounds. If you pore through
Adam Granduciel’s work with The War on Drugs began earnestly as what would essentially be a Kurt Vile Collaboration. Their first record, 2008s Wagonwheel Blues blended the two’s, then more
The Mercury Lounge has been offering up early sets over the last few years (starting around 6 and ending around 8 pm). Most of these early sets are younger bands
The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit reunited for one show this past Sunday in the band’s hometown of Oakdale, California at the incomparable Dying Breed Brewing Company. Pre-Covid, the band
South Carolina’s Susto dip into some pretty heavy universal themes on their latest, Time in the Sun, covering songs about death, birth and friendship. The album, a strong follow up
Many artists become inspired by being in New York City and eventually record their “New York” album. But for Sam Evian (aka Sam Owens), leaving NYC was the inspiration for
Even until recently this writer always thought of Nicholas Payton as a talented trumpeter in the New Orleans tradition but as Payton has proved on previous releases. he’s become quite
Destroy Boys is a punk-rock trio originally from Sacramento, now making their home in San Francisco. The band came together quite simply when Violet Mayugba (guitar, vocals) and Alexia Roditis
