Posts in category Album Reviews

Our album reviewer Nathan Cardiff couldn’t have described MilkDrop’s album, The Leavenworth Story, any better. In his album review, he states: “An epic in social …

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 …

From the beginning of Sowing Discord, Serene Fiend creates a moody atmosphere with chilling beats thumping through its industrial rock. The goth vibe is prevalent …

One of my favorite discussions to have is comparing bands’ studio work vs. their live performances. A “live” album itself can either convince you of …

Khrystal’s excellent The Awkward Muva kicks off with a glowing guitar on “Badu;” a cloud that her vocals drift on. Autobiographical lyrics delivered without irony, …

One of the most danceable acts in the area just released a new music video of his Field Day Fest set. HighWesthus both directed and …

Carswell & Hope’s latest EP opens with the locomotive chug of “Cordelia,” a song so thick with tension you could cut it with… well Nick …

Grit and grime are all over the hard rock ’n’ roll of Bloom’s Hot Knives. The slow-burn opener “Everything Golden” starts with a menacing (but …

Twangy and salty are the vibes on Rain On My Parade, a split from folkies Sunshine and Kensington Gardens (a project of Lawrence’s Folklore Suburbia). …

Emo has had a major (and well-received) resurgence in the past few years. For some it may be nostalgic; sounds of their youth reigniting an …