Lost and Found

by Ziggy Merritt Based in New York City, Asobi Seksu was one of the many bands to adopt the format of jangle or dream pop in the years since its heyday in the late ’80s and early ’90s, all while still preserving their own sense of self. Their seminal release, Citrus Read More

by Ziggy Merritt There’s a thousand and a half ways to go about writing up a review to a seminal album by one of the most enduring acts to come out of the 1960s alive. Trying to add some novel comment to a cultural touchstone, a fountain of inspiration for successive generations Read More

by Asher Wolf Do you like living room music? A low-key, close-up, intimate feel as if the musicians were expressing themselves for your ears alone? If so, My Morning Jacket is not the band for you. They would level your house to the ground. With cosmic vocals and an ensemble of Read More

by Ziggy Merritt When I was still in college all of one year ago, I left behind a town that had one street full of activity and not much else apart from the university itself. By some stroke of mad fortune there were two record stores that managed to survive long enough for me to Read More

by Brittney Corridean Our musical influences, influences? If that makes any sense. Heartworn Highways, the legendary documentary film by James Szalapski that’s based on the roots and musicians who created outlaw country will be turning 40 this year. Though Szalapski’s Read More

by Jane, Anne, Brian and Bob Roser   “I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a congress.” No, this isn’t a recent quote from The Washington Post, but from the 1969 Broadway Read More