Archive: 2025

Whenever an established group releases a self-titled album in the middle of their career, it acts as a symbol of rebirth, a new direction, course correction, or perhaps a last gasp. St. Paul & The Broken Bones’ self-titled release finds them centering their sound and style, as frontman Paul Janeway states, “I think the band […]

For nearly two decades, The Antlers have occupied a rare space in indie music: crafting hushed, emotionally charged records that balance intimacy with atmosphere. With Blight, their first full-length in four years, Peter Silberman sharpens his lyrical focus outward, channeling ecological unease and collective fragility into a set of stark but deeply human songs. Recorded largely […]

Attitude, spontaneity, and dynamism are some of the words that describe Poor Bambi’s expression. With rock as the foundation, the trio fuses a wide range of genres and draws from many sources of inspiration. Poor Bambi is full of punch and attitude, but moves you through your entire emotional register on the way. The result […]

Following their acclaimed debut Howling at a Concrete Moon, a coming-of-age record that captured the disaffection of youth in austerity-era Britain, Pynch return with their second album Beautiful Noise, released via their own Chillburn Recordings label. Less concerned with making sense of the world around them, their second full-length shifts its gaze inward, taking a […]

At some point, one might ask which veteran jazz musicians did not play in the “university of jazz” called Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. Familiar names abound through this review, but so many more go unmentioned.  Here we present a short-lived version of a group deep into Blakey’s fourth decade. We associate Blakey’s great […]

There were probably at least a few people who thought that NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd’s 2024 double LP The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow might be his last comprehensive work. Yet, the sound searcher, 87-year-old Lloyd, shows no signs of slowing down in terms of recording or touring. He returns with another double-LP, […]

Led by one of the most powerful frontwomen of all time, The Avengers are one of the more interesting punk bands to emerge from the West Coast. Outside of the fact that Marvel made it difficult to find footage of this band, and that they were the opening band for the Sex Pistols on the […]

While other stops on her current tour are billed as a “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets Show” featuring stories, songs, and visuals, Lucinda Williams’ stop at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, October 7th, was more or less a straight-up Lucinda Williams show. There weren’t any visuals, and even the storytelling was minimal, […]

RUSH Co-Founders Geddy Lee [bass, keys, vocals] and Alex Lifeson [guitar, vocals] recently announced their return to the stage for a very special 2026 headline tour, Fifty Something, in celebration of RUSH’s music, legacy, and the life of late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. Today, due to incredible demand, the band announces additional dates in most cities. The band are adding two […]