Groove Armada Black Light By Eric Chavez Turn off the lights! Groove Armada is back and ready to set the mood for the underground party of the year. The electronic duo have proven themselves over years to be the kings of clubs, and Black Light, the duo’s latest disc, spins the two back on the […]
Bess Rogers Travel Back By Eileen Tilson If I was a betting woman, I would place a stake that Bess Rogers could probably get away with the most heinous of crimes. With her sweet songbird voice flying over her colorful array of tunes, it only takes one listen to understand that Rogers can get a […]
The Meeks Family Thirty One Years of Lullaby By Eileen Tilson From the ashes of Atlanta indie rock band The Close comes singer Brooks Meeks’ latest project, The Meeks Family. Initially conceived as a country/songwriteresque project, Thirty One Years of Lullaby is more reminiscent of a scene out of Cold Mountain. Released on the newly […]
Mathis Hunter Soft Opening Shakedown Records By Julia Reidy Mathis Hunter, longtime mainstay of the Atlanta music community, former member of The Selmanaires and one of the founders of psych-funk collective Noot d’Noot, puts forth his first solo effort with Soft Opening. The LP spans 10 tracks and makes good on all of Hunter’s already […]
A Sunny Day in Glasgow Nitetime Rainbows By Alec Wooden In reality, 2010 should be predestined as a tough year for A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Not because they’re stuck in dreary weather in Glasgow — they’re not. The band is actually from Philly, and there’s nothing particularly sunny nor glasgow-y about them in the […]
Leroy Powell and the Messengers Atlantis by Al Kaufman Leroy Powell is so entrenched in classic rock that he makes the Black Crowes sound like Hannah Montana. This is tough to believe considering his resume. Powell has worked with the likes of David Allen Coe, Billy Joe Shaver, and Waylon’s son, Shooter Jennings. It seems […]
By Eric Chavez After Sade’s “No Ordinary Love,” the best song used for a love scene in a film has got to be Massive Attack’s “Unfinished Symphony” in the film Sliver, but Massive Attack went on to be known as much more than erotic thriller music makers. The band, in their 20+ year career has […]
By Eric Chavez In the musical world, so many acts trip over themselves trying to be hot. This makes it even more refreshing that Collective Efforts seem to just want to chill. Effortless and smooth, Freezing World sends a gentle beat-based breezed through your mind. The LP, a concept record, is full of musical ice, […]
Jenny Owen Youngs Transmitter Failure Nettwerk by Al Kaufman What sets Jenny Owen Youngs apart from the other girls with guitars is her versatility. She can get all potty-mouthed like Liz Phair one second, then snuggle up on your lap and ask you to stroke her hair the next. She’s tough and vulnerable, glib and confessional. […]
The Happy Hollows Spells By Alec Wooden Two tracks into my maiden spin through The Happy Hollows Spells, I wanted to be sure a couple mistakes weren’t made, so I made it a point to remind myself (literally, on paper): “You are not reviewing The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s.” Five minutes later, that was changed to […]
Last Chance Runaround Alter Idem Turtle’s Pace Records By Leila Regan-Porter First impressions are not everything. A glance at Last Chance Runaround’s record Alter Idem evokes ideas of folksy Celtic rock, which is cemented by the image of Sue Volkert (one half of the LCR duo) with her beautiful harp on the back cover of […]
George Winston Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Vol 2 By Eric Chavez Looking for that little something to calm your nerves and put a smile on your face? Grammy-award winning solo pianist George Winston knows a thing or two about how to tickle the ivories for that effect. The disc, a collection […]
Josh Harty A Long List of Lies By Eileen Tilson After one listen to North Dakota’s Josh Harty’s A Long List of Lies, it would not be a huge shocker if you confused it with a Sun Records production. Harty’s music has that steady-as-a-train beat that would be on any of Carl Perkin’s playlists. With […]
By Eileen Tilson Riddle me this: What do you get when you combine the mystic force of Led Zeppelin, the fierceness of the Foo and Nirvana, and the sexy swagger of Queens of the Stone Age? A band so powerful, you will need a stiff drink to swallow this pill. Put on you dirtiest tongue […]
Taylor Moore Band Taylor Moore & The Bordeaux Brothers EP By Sam Parvin Taylor Moore is good at fooling people. While his sounds are obviously blues-influenced, do not expect the usual three-chord B-Side Blues here. His guitar skills are reminiscent of a well-seasoned musician; with tricky riffs, tempo changes, and seamless harmonies. But the kid […]
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