The Mother Hips Combine Decades of Experience, Recovered Vitality in Portland, OR Rocker (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
On Friday, February 1st, Portland, Oregon’s Doug Fir Lounge was abuzz with fans of a certain beloved California rock n’ roll band. The Mother Hips have been stirring excitement since forming in the early 90s, winning fans by delivering their California Soul sound with high levels of energy and precision. A spate of bad luck […]
Cass McCombs Keeps It Grooving With Psych-Folk Stylings on ‘Tip of the Sphere’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
With a career spanning over sixteen years, Cass McCombs has managed to make a name for himself in the indie-folk scene by infusing bits of punk and psychedelia into his works. After garnering critical acclaim with his 2009 album Catacombs, McCombs has continued to release consistently great albums and built up a steady following of […]
Mavis Staples Lets Her Timeless Soul Legacy Shine on ‘Live in London’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
As I write this, the sports talk world is consumed by pitcher Mariano Rivera’s unanimous induction into the baseball Hall of Fame. Rivera was perhaps the greatest closer baseball will ever know. When he pitched at the end of the game, everyone knew he would throw his cutter, but knowing what was coming didn’t matter, […]
Portland, Oregon Gets a Dose of Grateful Dead with Phil Lesh and The Terrapin Family Band (PHOTOS/SETLIST)
Phil Lesh and The Terrapin Family Band treated Portland, Oregon to a pair of shows on Friday and Saturday, February 1st and 2nd. Joining Lesh onstage were Grahame Lesh on guitar and vocals, Ross James on guitar and vocals, Alex Koford on guitar and vocals, Jason Crosby on piano and violin, Elliot Peck on vocals […]
Wannabe Reviews Reconciler’s ‘Set Us Free’
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Set Us Free, the new album from Atlanta punks Reconciler, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):
Superchunk, the Mountain Goats, Waxahatchee, Lambchop Lead Merge Records MRG30 Festival
Merge Records is turning 30 this year and they are celebrating once again with a multi-day music festival, dubbed MRG30. MRG30 will take place July 24–27, 2019, in Carrboro and Durham, NC. The 4-day festival will celebrate the best of Merge, both present and future, by featuring an amazing lineup of more than 30 bands […]
Foxygen Announce New LP ‘Seeing Other People’
Los Angeles-based Foxygen, the duo of Sam France and Jonathan Rado, return with their new album, Seeing Other People, due April 26 on Jagjaguwar. Additionally, they shared lead single, “Livin’ A Lie,” and an accompanying video. Seeing Other People was written and produced entirely by Foxygen at Sonora Recorders in Los Feliz, California and engineered […]
Dane Page Weaves Modern Textures With Old School Songwriting Via Full Length Debut ‘Selma’ (INTERVIEW)
25-year-old North Carolina songwriter Dane Page grew up wanting to be a lead guitarist. He had no interest in singing or writing songs until about halfway through college when he fell into a rabbit hole of classic literature. Hemingway led to Twain, who led to Steinbeck and to Vonnegut. Spending time surrounded by words, and […]
Bob Mould Proves Relentless With Heavy & Catchy ‘Sunshine Rock’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
This writer saw Bob Mould play a solo show in the winter of 2017 in the immediate aftermath of a New York City blizzard. The weather was no issue for the pride of Minneapolis. He walked up onto an empty stage, electric guitar case in hand. He took out the guitar, strapped it on, plugged […]
