Authors: Z. Smith

Review: Yoko Ono – Yes, I’m a Witch Too
Yoko Ono, the frontier pushing, primal screaming, infinitely supreme goddess has given us an album thats worth boldly slipping into our party playlists, discussing relentlessly with near and distant relations, and passing out to basically anyone with at least on hand and two ears. … read more

Review: Yeasayer – Amen & Goodbye
Yeasayer = MGMT + Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir + Vampire Weekend
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Review: Salt Front No. 4
Salt Front No. 4 confronts us with the question of “Embodiment”: What does it mean to have a body (real or imaginary) existing on this weathered ball of water, grass, and rock? Local, national, and international writers of poetry and prose try their hand at answering such a question. … read more

Review: PWR BTTM – Ugly Cherries
PWR BTTM = Midtown + Glen Meadmore … read more

Review: Protovulcan – Stakes is Low
Protovulcan = Zombie Zombie + The Orange Alabaster Mushroom … read more

Review: Kim Myhr, Jenny Hval, and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra...
Kim Myhr, Jenny Hval, and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra = AURORA + Natural Snow Buildings
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Review: Grim Love & Ten Other Tales of the Fairy,...
Comprised of new interpretations of endearing tales and a healthy helping of original contributions, Grim Love is Tyler Dunning (author) and Matthew Woods’ (illustrator) post-modern take on the fairytale. … read more

Review: City of Vermin – 11/12/13
City of Vermin = Green Day + Blue October … read more

Local Review: Various Artists – Industry: Live Electronics
Various Artists = Green Velvet + Gravy.Tron + Stars of the Lid
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Local Review: T.E.V. – Études
Études, with its minimalistic black cassette and yellow and green tracer-covered linear notes, gives a fairly unassuming first impression. Yet, upon further inspection, one will find that, first impressions aside, Études is a mystic and entirely varied listening experience. … read more