Reviews

Painted Palms Forever Reviewed by: Melissa Komar     Forever, the first full-length album debut of Painted Palms, is categorized as electronic psych-pop, spans fourteen tracks and will leave listeners wondering if they are listening to music or if they’ve been Read More

POW! Hi-tech Boom Reviewed by: Elizabeth Wagner     Castle Face Records’ indie, San Fran-based POW! released their full-length debut album today. It has a futuristic, psychedelic feel that is apparent from the opening track “GLITCH” to the end. It has this consistent Read More

by Donte Kirby “I like to interact with the audience, if they’re in a rat mood and you’re in a rat mood it could make for something special . . . or not special,” says Connan Mockasin and for fans in attendance at Voyeur Nightclub in Center City, it was most definitely a special Read More

by Donte Kirby True to its’ name, Mary Jane’s Closet presented the Melting Pot Art Expo which was a melding of various avenues of artistry. Like chicken noodle soup, this was a performance that was good for the soul. Starting off the expo was poet Kourtney Naomi performing her Read More

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Wig Out at the Jagbags Reviewed by: Melissa Komar     Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks have been together since 2000 and you can continue to follow them on their long stretch of music making with the release of their sixth and rather cheeky Read More

Amenti Rover Reviewed by: Jane Roser       Listening to Amenti Rover’s self titled debut EP was a nostalgic blast from the past and took me back to my late 80’s high school days when my friends and I used to hang out listening to Grateful Dead and Read More