Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear Skeleton Crew Reviewed by: Dan Williams     It doesn’t get “rootsier” than this mother and son duo. They have become the epitome of an overnight success on the national stage, especially after an appearance on Letterman and n Read More

Holly Herndon Platform Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt Music for androids is how I might initially describe Platform, the latest album by pioneering electronic sorceress, Holly Herndon. With strange vocals, samples, and a wonderful if emotionally stark tone, Platform depicts at times Read More

Jim O’Rourke Simple Songs Reviewed by: Max Miller As I prepare to write about Jim O’Rourke’s Simple Songs, I am reminded of another review. I could have sworn it was on Pitchfork, but I cannot find a trace of it anywhere. The author described O’Rourke as having the worst Read More

by Dan Williams The TLA went dark and the massive upstage scaffold began to glow.  Silhouettes of ukuleles and other instruments hanging throughout came into focus.  Soon, bathed in shadows, five figures resembling druids walked to center stage while a heavy rhyt Read More

by Jane Roser “Snake Farm, it’s just sounds nasty/snake farm, it pretty much is/snake farm, it’s a reptile house/snake farm…oooogh.” Drive-By Truckers artist Wes Freed sang this tune when his band The Mag Bats performed at Cary Street Cafe in Read More

Lovers League 2 Reviewed by:  Nicola Fornino     Dani Mari and Reverend TJ Glinchey are two of the four members of Lovers League. Combining their solo acts into duets, they fuse their vocals to create a very unique sound. Mari’s vocals contain more of a pop sound, while Read More