Album Review: Mess – “Learning How To Talk”
Nearly a year ago I wrote a single review for “Cave,” the third track on Learning How To Talk. I’m as excited now as I …
Album Review: Salty – “Dry Rub”
It’s a rare occasion when I would call a song a ripper and mention a stellar saxophone solo in the same sentence, but even rarer …
Metallica play historic, record-breaking set at Sprint Center
Metallica / Photo by Fally Afani If you’ve ever met me (or have seen my profile picture on this very site) you could probably tell ...
Review: Good Saint Nathanael – “Lightning” Single
“Lightning,” the lead single from Good Saint Nathanael (Nate Allen, who previously performed his folk-punk tunes as Destroy Nate Allen), finds him trading those rowdy …
Album Review: Emmaline Twist – “Dissimulation”
Summertime blues got you down? Tired of heat waves? Sick of the sunshine? Take Dissimulation for a spin. Brooding shoegazers Emmaline Twist cool things off …
Album Review: Stiff Middle Fingers – “American Refuse”
Stiff Middle Fingers are as wild and pissed off as they’ve ever been on American Refuse, which is absolutely no surprise as the political punks …
Album Review: BUMMER – “Holy Terror”
Thank God (or Satan, whichever you prefer) for BUMMER. The trio is back with ten assbeaters on Holy Terror, their full-length follow-up to 2015’s Spank. …
Album Review: Vigil and Thieves – “Make Sure They Hear You”
Vigil and Thieves amplify their emo sound they have perfected over the past few years with a dose of the disillusion that comes with age …
Album Review: The Band That Saved The World – “Name In Lights”
Frenetic from the very first notes, Name In Lights gives all nine (!) members of The Band That Saved The World their time to shine. …
Album Review: Milkdrop – “The Leavenworth Story”
How does one analyze The Leavenworth Story while attempting to do it justice? An epic in social commentary that at one time works on a local …