Year: 2015
Local Review: Theta Naught – Something Scientific
Theta Naught Something Scientific Eden’s Watchtower Theta Naught put the mental back into instrumental. All instrumental all the time, their aptly titled Something Scientific bypasses the borders of known quantum mechanics, not through math metal, as may be expected by the album title, but via the vessel of abstract, mellow, Mazzy Star alterna-rock. They’re mathematical
Local Review: The National Parks – Until I Live
The National Parks = Lord Huron + Bronze Radio Return + Of Monsters and Men … read more
Local Review: The Cliterinas – Roller Skates & Maxi Pads
The Cliterinas = Civet + The Meatmen + L7 … read more
Local Review: The Goldeneyes – Self-Titled
The Goldeneyes = (The Killers x The Doors) / Jim Morrison … read more
Local Review: The Hung Ups – Lovesick
The Hung Ups = NOFX + The Queers + Chixdiggit … read more
Local Review: The Ladells – Vamp
The Ladells Vamp Self-Released Street: 05.15 The Ladells = Giuda + The Stooges + The Velvet Underground In an explosion of heavy, fuzz-filled riffs and prominent beats, The Ladells have more than captured my attention. The Ladells have a sound that is a welcome ferocity of sultry angst inspired by the greats of proto-punk that is
Local Review: The Anchorage – Regrow
The Anchorage = (Rx Bandits + The Expendables) / Mad Caddies … read more
Local Review: The Ditch And The Delta – We Rust
The Ditch And The Delta We Rust Gypsy Blood Records Street: 02.26 The Ditch And The Delta = Neurosis + Baroness We Rust merges Elliot Secrist, Charles Bogus and Kory Quist together like an angry Voltron of SLC musicians rising from the desert waste, bringing forth their dirty stoner-prog gospel. Both Secrist and Quist share
Local Review: The Artificial Flower Company – Funk Me
The Artificial Flower Company = Bondage Fairies + Wavves + 90s Television … read more
Local Review: The Artificial Flower Company – Africa
The Artificial Flower Company = Mac DeMarco + Beach Fossils … read more