Month: April 2013
Local Reviews: All Systems Fail/ Sarcasmo
This 7″ was two years in the making and unfortunately for fans of either band, the sound quality just doesn’t do them justice. Sarcasmo hails from Mexico and their four-song side of the 7″ features angry punk rock reminiscent of the 80s. … read more
Local Reviews: Declaration
Declaration vacillates from Ben Folds Five piano-ballad quietude (“Half Inch Man”) to humdrum restless lethargy (“Headlines”) all while maintaining a melodically mellow, simple-yet-engaging tone. Perhaps the best compliment for Panic Button is that you will fast find yourself singing along to most of the album’s catchy refrains, naturally grafted onto the album’s crescendo-crashing guitar riffs and cymbal-heavy drum displays. … read more
Local Reviews: Digital Lov/How to Get Down
What a team! Digital Lov and Tyler Sorensen’s How to Get Down get together to produce an album that most computer-literate people could make with the Fruity Loops program. When it comes to electronica, leave it to experts like Cut Copy and Daft Punk to put out hits. … read more
Local Reviews: Dreadnought
Dreadnought is back again to rock your face off. I had the distinct privilege of reviewing their first album and I wanted to see how the band had progressed in their heavy alternative sound. … read more
Local Reviews: Adam and Darcie
Adam and Darcie = Earlimart + Winterpills … read more
Local Reviews: Ask for the Future
Ask for the Future = The Rocket Summer + Something Corporate + Sing It Loud … read more
Local Reviews: Dethrone the Sovereign
Dethrone the Sovereign have offered up some damn interesting metalcore, death, prog and black metal sounds on their first official demo. The order of the songs chronicles the bands musical progression, since the songs are tracked in the order they were written. … read more
Local Reviews: Hour 13 – Hour 13
“Ed Hardy” rock is one subgenre of music that for seem reason continues to get more popular every year. [Insert sarcasm.] Bands like the three named above, along with the greatest fucking band of all time, 3 Doors Down, are the reason I love music. … read more
Local Reviews: Killbot
Killbot = 3 Inches of Blood + Mercyful Fate + Venom … read more
Local Reviews: Pariah Poetic
Pariah Poetic Of Nature Self Released Street: 09.23 Pariah Poetic= Strata + Lostprophets Pariah Poetic is not your Mom’s band. Nor are they your brother’s—they could be your kid sister’s, though. The guitarist has some really, really good things going on—the guit-fiddle is intricately woven throughout (listen to “Deviate Demonic” for confirmation). This is some