Amanda Shires My Piece of Land Reviewed by: Jane Roser “I remember the fire and the way it dimmed, as a fire will sometimes do.” Blasting out of the gate with a wailing electric guitar, the opening track of singer/songwriter/violinist Amanda Shires’ fifth album Read More

Royal Canoe Something Got Lost Between Here and the Orbit Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt Debuting back in 2010, Winnipeg outfit Royal Canoe has done well for themselves in six short years. Two prior full-lengths of vocally adventurous indie pop as well as tours alongside Bombay Read More

Cymbals Eat Guitars Pretty Years Reviewed by: Max Miller Although once at the fore of the seemingly endless “emo revival,” the Staten Island-based group Cymbals Eat Guitars have extended their reach beyond American Football b-sides and Deep Elm Records comps on their fourth Read More

Sat. Nite Duets Air Guitar Reviewed by: Max Miller Let’s get one thing straight: Rock music no longer dominates the pop landscape. It doesn’t even come in at a distant third. So while there are still plenty of artists making good, even vital rock ‘n’ roll, the genre, from a Read More

Kishi Bashi Sonderlust Reviewed by: Tiffany Taylor Bushy tailed and starry-eyed is where I’m left at the end of Kishi Bashi’s latest album Sonderlust. First, let’s define sonder: the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. Add the Read More

by Matt Kelchner It has been a long time since the Lawrence, Kansas five piece act The Anniversary played in Philadelphia. Midway through their set Friday night at Underground Arts, singer Josh Berwanger recounted it must have been close to 15 years. Joining the ranks of other Read More