Reviews

Brilliant Marketing Doesn’t Save ‘The Cloverfield Paradox’ (FILM REVIEW)

Danielle Houtkooper February 5, 2018 No Comments

Netflix proves you can market anything with genius and flair…even pointless crap.

First Aid Kit Enraptures Seattle’s Moore Theatre With Soaring Harmonies (SHOW REVIEW)

Gabriel Scheer February 5, 2018 No Comments

Sweden’s dynamic duo First Aid Kit brought their Americana-tinged folk-rock to Seattle recently to a sold-out show at the historic Moore Theatre on January 28th. Their first stop in Seattle

Drive-By Truckers and Lilly Hiatt Light Up the Night in Portland (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)

Neil Ferguson February 5, 2018 No Comments

The world is a dark place and if you spend too much time dwelling on the perpetual storm of chaos and injustice – especially in the White House – you

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels Dazzle at Lafayette College’s Williams Center of the Arts (SHOW REVIEW)

Jim Hynes February 2, 2018 No Comments

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels created layered harmonies and spontaneous interplay that far exceeded their work on their studio album I Long To See You in their ninety plus minute performance

‘Bilal’ Collapses Under the Weight of Its Vision (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts February 2, 2018 No Comments

Magnificent in scope but poor in execution, Bilal: A New Breed of Hero collapses on itself.

The Wood Brothers’ ‘One Drop of Truth’ Wins With Intimacy and Inclusion (ALBUM REVIEW)

Doug Collette February 2, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] The Wood Brothers’ One Drop of Truth should have the same wholly positive effect on the fans who hear it as on new listeners to the group. This seventh

Acoustic Trio Raven and Red Make Auspicious Beginning With ‘We Rise Up’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Glide February 2, 2018 4 Comments

[rating=8.00] We Rise Up is the acoustic trio, Raven and Red’s, first album of original music. Originally from Georgia and Pennsylvania, they are now based in Nashville. Members are Brittany

Winter X-Games 2018 Brings Big Air and Big Shows to Aspen (REVIEW/PHOTOS)

Arthur VanRooy February 2, 2018 No Comments

On January 25 – 28, the Winter X-Games celebrated it’s 22nd year in Aspen, Colorado with an action packed extended weekend of big air, big shows, and the biggest collection of

Wannabe Reviews Jeremy Porter & the Tucos’ ‘Don’t Worry, It’s Not Contagious’

Chris Prunckle January 31, 2018 No Comments

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews the new album, Don’t Worry, It’s Not Contagious, from Michigan rock trio Jeremy Porter & the Tucos, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Groove Hard, Cover Allman Brothers in Portland (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)

Greg Homolka January 31, 2018 No Comments

Fresh off the Jam Cruise boat and, prior to that, a European tour playing saxophone for The Rolling Stones, Karl Denson decided that enough just wasn’t enough and embarked on