Album Reviews

Marijuana Deathsquads Oh My Sexy Lord Reviewed by: Leslie Snyder     Get ready to go on a galactic adventure that begins in Minneapolis from an independent experimental rock band called Marijuana Deathsquads.  Marijuana Deathsquads will be releases their latest album Oh Read More

Wymond Miles Cut Yourself Free Reviewed by: Robert Brind     I suppose the intent of the opening track, “The Ascension,” is to ease you into the kind of music we are to later expect on this album. Fortunately, the latter part of the album exceeds such expectations. “The Read More

The Head and the Heart Let’s Be Still Reviewed by: Lexi Bissonnette     The Head and the Heart released their second album Let’s Be Still.  The melodic vocals mesh well with the strong strums of the guitar and tin sounds of the piano throughout the album. Read More

Lizzo Lizzobangers Reviewed by: Leslie Snyder     Get ready to hear the cold hard truth.  It is coming from an independent rapper/singer out of Minneapolis named Lizzo.  Her debut album Lizzobangers features thirteen soulful, but gritty rhymes about the stress of social Read More

Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt Reviewed by: Kathleen Larrick     When a producer has worked with a band for over 20 years, the winning formula has often already been discovered. This “down to a science” approach can easily result in some pretty obvious production choices, Read More

The Avett Brothers The Magpie and the Dandelion Reviewed by: Ricky Haldis The sun is out, the scent of falling leaves is hanging in the cool, autumn breeze as you find yourself lying in a field of dandelions, staring into the boundless blue sky after a long drive in the Read More