June 11, 2013

Jason Isbell Southeastern Reviewed by Jane Roser     I was more excited than a cat eyeing a chenille sofa when asked to review this album. The Drive-By Truckers, the band that Jason Isbell spent six years playing with before he left to start a solo career, is one of my Read More

Young Summer Fever Dream Reviewed by Stephen Krock     I wouldn’t say that DC-based singer/songwriter Bobbie Allen, working under the moniker Young Summer, is experiencing much of a fever in her new EP Fever Dream. You can’t deny its dreaminess though. As we bask in the Read More

Sonny & the Sunsets Antenna to the Afterworld Reviewed by Stephen Krock     In this latest offering to the indie music gods from Sonny & the Sunsets, we tap into an alien perspective of our world. And I’m not speaking in metaphors; although, the album Antenna to Read More

Jimmy Eat World Damage Reviewed by Andi Bricklin It’s shaping up to be a great summer for Power Pop and Jimmy Eat World adds to the landscape with their latest release, Damage. This album however, will not be the album you’re blasting out of your car window when Read More

Goo Goo Dolls Magnetic Reviewed by Jane Roser     Some things never change. Like John Rzeznik’s Keith Urban style rocker hair. Some things do change. The Goo Goo Dolls sound has evolved in the 28 years since their beginnings in Buffalo, New York. It went from a Read More

by Brenda Hillegas “I hope you’re not staying in one,” Isbell says during our phone call. He’s referring to the low-cost Super 8 Motel chain, a brand I stumbled upon while booking an upcoming trip. “Super 8”, a song off his new album ou Read More