Review: Brown Bird – Fits of Reason

Review: Brown Bird – Fits of Reason
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It’s hard to imagine so much sound and energy coming from just two musicians, but the Rhode Island duo Brown Bird pull it off well.  … read more

Review: Bleeding Rainbow – Yeah Right

Review: Bleeding Rainbow – Yeah Right
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Doubling their ranks and replacing “reading” with “bleeding” in their moniker means these Philadelphians become even more annoyingly aligned with Shields, Butcher and the other anglo-forefathers of pop-inflected sneaker gazing. … read more

Review: Blank Realm – Go Easy

Review: Blank Realm – Go Easy
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Judging by the opening bass line of the first track (“Acting Strange”), I thought Blank Realm was a Swedish hardcore band. … read more

Juicy J @ Urban Lounge 05.29 with A$AP F3RG, DJ Juggy

Juicy J @ Urban Lounge 05.29 with A$AP F3RG, DJ...
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It was a special Wednesday night here in Salt Lake City last week—the infamous Juicy J was in fucking town!  … read more

Review: Binary – Amber EP

Review: Binary – Amber EP
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Deeply layered and grungy post-goth indie-rock, this five-track EP is like a postcard from a downgraded northern town in England, postmarked 1989. … read more

Review: Be’Lakor – Of Breath and Bone

Review: Be’Lakor – Of Breath and Bone
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With the Gothenburg Swedish melodic death metal scene a shadow of what it once was, melodic death metal’s torch is being held by band outside the Swedish Circle, such as Be’Lakor from Australia. … read more

Review: Adventure – Weird Work

Review: Adventure – Weird Work
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As soon as I stepped into Weird Work’s world, I found an immediate juxtaposition. Adventure hit you with beat-box 8-bit synth atop melodic keyboard and bell contributions.  … read more

The Kaleidoscope Benefit Art Concert @ Kilby 05.30

The Kaleidoscope Benefit Art Concert @ Kilby 05.30
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Making my way through Kilby’s crimson arch, I was surrounded from all angles by The Kaleidoscope Project’s first-ever attempt at an art drive and benefit concert. … read more

The Tallest Man on Earth @ The Depot 05.31 with Strand of Oaks

The Tallest Man on Earth @ The Depot 05.31 with...
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The fact that only three people could garner such a response and hold so tightly to such a large audience is completely baffling. Both Strand of Oaks and the Tallest Man on Earth played sets that can only be described as faultless. … read more