Album Reviews

Review: R.I.Peter – “Cruis’n / Rising Sun” Singles
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . April 10, 2020
Over the cold, cold winter I got to hear R.I.Peter (aka Peter Beatty) perform the two singles he’s releasing today. The cool, pulsing “Cruis’n” in

The Sluts release new track “King Kong”
- By Fally Afani
- . April 3, 2020
For those of us who are starved for the rock and roll regiment we normally subscribe to (but can’t due to the quarantine), The Sluts

Album Review: Ben Sauder – “Puncture Electric”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . April 3, 2020
Ben Sauder (who you likely know as No Magic), flips the switch with Puncture Electric, a collection of ambient and electronic tunes, with a surreal

Album Review: Godzillionaire – “Negative Balance”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . April 1, 2020
Heavy times call for heavy tunes. Leave it to Godzillionaire to provide the aggressive soundtrack you need to head bang into oblivion, all from the

Something and the Whatevers release songs played live at Davey’s
- By Fally Afani
- . March 31, 2020
When local musicians got the horrifying news about Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club earlier this month, the musicians behind Something and the Whatevers got right to

Premiere: Fullbloods – “Present By Proxy” Single
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . March 26, 2020
Mild West was one of my favorite albums of 2016 (as reviewed in this very publication) and a record I find myself returning to quite

The Ovaries-eez released a surprise EP today
- By Fally Afani
- . March 25, 2020
One of the most notorious harmonizing groups to emerge out of the Lawrence music scene just released a surprise album for those of you grappling

Listen: The Black Mariah Theater – “Patron Saint”
- By Fally Afani
- . February 14, 2020
Have you ever heard a band and thought “Man, this music just screams Third Man Records.” Let us introduce you to sparkly witch-rock duo The

Review: Ebony Tusks – “HDF” Single
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . February 7, 2020
At long last, Ebony Tusks give us their debut single on High Dive Records / Intelligent Sound. One of the most exciting live acts of

Bloom releases new music
- By Fally Afani
- . February 5, 2020
Your favorite sludgy, drudgy, stoner-psych-metal rockers are finally releasing new music. “Pressing Palms” clocks in at just a hair over six minutes, and every second