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Review: Future Nostalgia: Performing David Bowie

Review: Future Nostalgia: Performing David Bowie
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Shelton Waldrep’s Future Nostalgia: Performing David Bowie is a fascinating dissection of the man myth and legend that is/was David Bowie. … read more

Review: Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative To Capitalist Catastrophe

Review: Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative To Capitalist Catastrophe
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Michael Lowy brilliantly proposes Ecosocialism as a viable alternative to the capitalist mess that has enveloped the planet and that threatens our collective survival. His explanation on how socialism is the system is wonderfully engaging. … read more

Local Review: Will Baxter Band – Believe

Local Review: Will Baxter Band – Believe
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Will Baxter Band = Gil Scott-Heron * The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Local Review: Your Meteor – Byzantium

Local Review: Your Meteor – Byzantium
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Laying back, staring up at the vast night sky and thinking about the mysteries of life—that’s where I find myself every time I put this album on. Music works best when it’s treated like a rollercoaster of emotions, and that’s exactly the kind of ride that Your Meteor have constructed with their latest LP. Syncopated rhythms, interweaving guitar lines, playful melodic vocals—Byzantium is full of it all and much more. … read more

Local Review: Wing & Claw – Self-titled

Local Review: Wing & Claw – Self-titled
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Wing & Claw = Wild Rabbit + Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
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Local Review: The Highway Thieves – Self-titled

Local Review: The Highway Thieves – Self-titled
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The Highway Thieves = Justin Townes Earle + John Mellencamp + Tim Barry … read more

Local Review: Starmy – Heart Beat Breaks Glass

Local Review: Starmy – Heart Beat Breaks Glass
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Local outfit Starmy’s sixth release, Heart Beat Breaks Glass, opens with a steady ruckus of thick guitar harmonies layered with Mike Sartain’s tense vocal style. The opening track, “Heart Beat Breaks Glass,” is a tightly refined song that weaves cohesively around an organ solo reminiscent of Red Bennies’ 2004 album, Adult Sophisticates. … read more