Reviews

Empires How Good Does It Feel Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Empires, a Chicago four piece, return here with a concise EP that lays out a new development for the band, and songs that are increasingly widescreen and inventive. Their sound at times recalls early 2000s indie rock Read More

Dead Stars Slumber Reviewed by: Lara Supan   You know that high school was the best time of your life when… This album sounds like that first album you and your friends formed a band and really went for senior year of high school. With a sound straight out of the late Read More

The Antlers The Familiars Reviewed by: Rebecca Robinson The Familiars, the latest album by The Antlers, is a very interesting listening experience.  Strong trumpets throughout the album give the impression that The Antlers have revamped the live big band music scene. This mixture Read More

Cerebral Ballzy Jaded & Faded Reviewed by: Brian Roser   This album lives on the border between hard rock and incoherent screaming. Of course, I cut my teeth on Guns and Roses and Alice Cooper, so I mean that as a compliment. To be fair, they owe less to the big hair Read More

by Ari Roth Are you a fan of comedy? Cheesy 80s flicks? Do you live for old Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, cracking jokes while watching campy movies and laughing until it hurts? The Doug Benson Movie Interruption will satisfy precisely that craving. Doug Benson is a Read More

by Adam McGrath There is absolutely no bullshit when it comes to Eagulls, the post punk band out of Leeds, England. During their compact set Friday night at Johnny Brenda’s, the five-piece group blazed through most of the tracks from their self-titled debut album with a focus and Read More