February 23, 2018

Director Raoul Peck Hits the Marx (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts February 23, 2018 No Comments

The early, revolutionary days of Karl Marx are explored in a fascinating new film.

‘Half Magic’ Sets Great Intentions Even if They Ultimately Fail (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts February 23, 2018 No Comments

Heather Graham’s directorial debut is far from the movie it could have been.

‘Annihilation’ Is An Ambitious Film That Collapses Under Its Own Self-Importance (FILM REVIEW)

Christian Long February 23, 2018 6 Comments

Director Alex Garland produces another ambitious sci-fi epic that fails to live up to its own potential.

The Jerry Garcia Band Shines In Hawaiian Form on ‘GarciaLive Volume 10: 5/20 Hilo Civic Auditorium’

Doug Collette February 23, 2018 5 Comments

[rating=8.00] The Grateful Dead’s biographer and one-time publicist Dennis McNally has a deceptively brilliant style of writing, so in his essay accompanying GarciaLive Volume 10, he fully captures both the

SONG PREMIERE: Minor Characters Craft Indie Rock Travelogue With “NOLA”

Glide February 23, 2018 No Comments

Minor Characters is a rock band in the truest sense. As lifelong Chicagoans, the men in Minor Characters carry with them that very American blend of wistful angst and ever

Belly Return With New LP ‘Dove’ – First New LP In 23 Years

Glide February 23, 2018 No Comments

On May 4, Belly return with DOVE, their first full length album release in 23 years. The album was recorded and produced and recorded by band member Tom Gorman alongside

Caroline Rose Blooms With Quirky and Catchy Modern Pop On ‘Loner’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Lee Zimmerman February 23, 2018 No Comments

[rating=7.00] Caroline Rose boasts a quirky kind of persona. Where once she would have been branded as New Wave, now her sound fits firmly in the echelons of modern pop.

Screaming Females’ ‘All At Once’ Is Sprawling, Satisfying and Precise (Album Review)

Corey Deiterman February 23, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] By their seventh album, most bands are winding down into a comfort zone that will largely appeal to the core base of fans they developed earlier on in

John Mayall Brings Disciplined Improvisation On ‘Three From The Road’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Doug Collette February 23, 2018 No Comments

[rating=7.00] Its cover photo of the band radiating all the easygoing informality of a family get-together, Three From The Road is replete with the kind of easygoing exchanges of ideas