Reviews

The Weeks Easy Reviewed by: Max Miller In his book on music rivalries, while discussing the eternal struggle between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, music critic Steven Hyden says, “Any time a new band comes out that promises ‘to bring back rock,’ that band will look, sound, Read More

Tashaki Miyaki The Dream Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier Throughout the history of music, the city of Los Angeles has produced some of the greatest bands and solo artists in the industry. One of the latest buzzworthy bands is the indie pop duo, Tashaki Miyaki. The duo’s highly Read More

by Mandy McGee Since I live in Seattle I don’t get to review shows in Philadelphia much but this past Friday night I had the pleasure of seeing Jay Som and The Courtneys co-headline at Boot and Saddle. I unfortunately missed the openers, Little Junior, but was told they Read More

Jethro Tull The String Quartets Reviewed by: Jane Roser At the tail end of 2015, Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson toured the U.S. with an innovative rock opera which took a thought provoking look at the band’s namesake (eighteenth century British agriculturalist Jethro Read More

Jeb Loy Nichols Country Hustle Reviewed by: Geno Thackara Remember radios with tuning dials? They’d be fairly reliable at best, often just a nuisance, and subject to going fuzzy at annoying times if you happened to bump the table. Or even if not. Sometimes, though, sliding Read More

Said the Whale As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide  Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt Dramatic changes often act as a catalyst for interesting results. Interesting does not always mean good of course. Sometimes, “interesting” can be laughably bad, or it can help define something singularly Read More