Kuf Knotz A Positive Light Reviewed by: Matt Kelchner A Positive Light has been a long work in progress for local emcee Kuf Knotz. From moving back and forth between Philadelphia and New York multiple times as well as a number of bad breakups with lovers, friends and bandmates, Read More

Chastity Belt Time to Go Home Reviewed by: Max Miller     Don’t let the Sears Portrait Studio press photos fool you; Seattle’s Chastity Belt harbor a darkness that runs deeper than their bubblegum-pop imagery, much like label mates Tacocat and Colleen Green. Beneath the Read More

Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Reviewed By: Lauren Rosier     Courtney Barnett garnered enormous success with the release of her U.S. debut record, The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas and the first single off the record, “Avant Read More

by Matt Kelchner Towards the end of their night, Taking Back Sunday’s charismatic lead singer Adam Lazarra jokingly blurted out in between songs, “Oh shit I can actually say this: Thank you ladies and gentlemen, we’ll be here all weekend.” Saturday marked the first of Read More

by Brittney Corridean The arts came easy to Patty Larkin and this became relevant to her at a very young age. As a singer/songwriter, her music comes from the emotions and experiences she has out of life. After a while of experimenting and growing as an artist, her music began to Read More

by Lauren Rosier The Lone Bellow began as a songwriting project for founder Zach Williams whose wife had suffered from temporary paralysis as a result from a horseback riding accident. Following her recovery, they relocated to New York City for Williams to further pursue a career Read More