Music
Buzzy Beano, Between Hay & Grass (Redionis)
Topcats singer, producer, and local music luminary Buzzy Beano takes a break from the covers game in his main band to give us a taste of his more Southern side […]
World Leader Pretend, Punches (Warner Bros)
Local alternative rockers World Leader Pretend move onto a major label with their sophomore effort, Punches. And judging from the sound, the band has taken full advantage of the recording […]
Merry-Go-Drown, As She Screams (Independent)
Merry-Go-Drown’s sophomore release, As She Screams, follows much in the same vein as their self-titled debut. It’s nine more tracks of brutal, self-loathing metal. (And believe me, it must be […]
Big Blue Marble, Stars in Suburbia (Independent)
Big Blue Marble have certainly proven themselves on Stars in Suburbia, their second release and first full-length LP. Their overall sound has not changed too much since last year’s Scuba […]
Beck, Guero (Interscope)
After releasing his funky, genre-defying magnum opus Odelay, Beck immediately started jumping from style to style between albums instead of within albums. Now, three albums later, he has returned to […]
Richard Harris, Pssst…Over Here (Scrench)
It’s one thing to be retro, and another thing entirely to actually be stuck in a particular decade. Richard Harris’s recent release Pssst…Over Here falls into the latter category. The […]
Chef Menteur
All-instrumental locals Chef Menteur remind me of what the Flaming Lips or Radiohead would sound like if they silenced their plaintive lead singers, finally doing away with any pop preconceptions. […]
Suplecs
The art of the great hard rock guitar riff seems to have gone the way of the buffalo. Most metal bands today seem content to simply throw together a simple […]
