Reviews

by Donte Kirby The Weather Station, Bad Braids and the two piece of Mary Lattimore and Jeff Zeigler regaled the crowd at Johnny Brenda’s with their musical stylings on Thursday night. All three bands had disparate styles and gave the crowd a smorgasbord of sounds to satisfy all Read More

Jason Isbell Something More Than Free Reviewed by: Jane Roser     From cutting his teeth with the Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers and rising above his addiction demons to release one of 2013’s most critically acclaimed albums (Southeastern), singer-songwriter Read More

Tame Impala Currents Reviewed by: Fareeha Naim Tame Impala can be described in many ways: psychedelic, soulful, electrifying. Predictable is not one of them. If you have been a fan through Lonerism and Innerspeaker, prepare for a different yet purely gratifying listening Read More

Flying Saucer Attack Instrumentals 2015 Reviewed by: Max Miller Most of us have had that friend — that friend who, for the sake of simplicity and gender-neutrality, I will call Cameron. Cameron owns a shit-ton of effects pedals or esoteric synths or both. They purchase Read More

Imaginary People Dead Letterbox Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt The mixture of lo-fi and garage rock is analogous to chocolate and peanut butter. It just works. What about lo-fi mixed with a blend of garage rock, post-punk, and the soundtrack to a Spaghetti Western? You’ll find on the Read More

By Adam McGrath Long after the lights went up at Union Transfer Monday night, Dicky Barrett continued to make his way to each and every fan who lingered in front of the stage for an autograph or picture. The leader of seminal ska-punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Barrett has Read More