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Times of Trouble: The Pleasure Dome and The Stone Eye Reviewed
October 14, 2023
The Stone Eye – Raindrops
Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
It might be a stretch to pile on the idea that rock music is filled with much energy. It would not be an exaggeration, however, to suggest that most of the bands making modern guitar music…
The Blaze Velluto Collection – Aligned
Similar artists: The White Stripes, Blitzen Trapper, The Nude Party
Genre: Folk rock
There are seemingly a million rock film biographies that have been made or are in the works. While all of them feature certain familiar…
Sergio Gaetani – The Runner
Similar artists: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Decemberists, Charley Crockett
Genre: Americana, Alt Country, Psychedelic Rock
Every kind of story is only one or two steps away from a tragedy. These sorts of things need to be…
Back in the Day: Pyramid Rose Band and Pyramid Rose Band Reviewed
September 18, 2023
13th Ward Social Club x Mike Slap – Cherrybomb
Similar artists: The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Jack White, The Dead Weather
Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
13th Ward Social Club x Mike Slap’s “Cherrybomb” is a convincing piece of…
The Endless Mountain Derelicts - “Good Got Damn” Reviewed
August 22, 2023
There are certain people that are very hard to stop from their mission, even if their aim is just to bring rebel music into the hearts of people. The Endless Mountain Derelicts are those kinds of people.
The group doesn’t just revel in the joys of rock n’ roll.
Nothing, all the time: Ralph Nix & the Guilt Birds and Jon Tyler Wiley & His Virginia Choir
January 30, 2023
Jon Tyler Wiley & His Virginia Choir – Laura Lee
Similar artists: Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Wilco, The Black Crowes
Genre: Southern rock, Country-rock
I don’t think that there’s ever been a time when bands had less time or the inclination to try…
All grown-up: Jon Tyler Wiley and Leon Rosen reviews
July 14, 2022
Leon Rosen – Cafe Dogs
Genre: Funk, Psychedelic Rock, Alt-Pop
Similar artists: Vulfpeck, Elton John, Billy Joel, David Bowie
The great Steve Jones was recently asked how he feels about the music of The Sex Pistols. Jonesy, always the honest man, replied that…
VOLK – Old Palestine (TX)
Old rockstars may be decrying the absence of true rebels and loaning out their vans to live groups slaloming across the country in a pandemic, but where have the fresh-faced saviors of rock n roll gone? After all, Rolling Stone mag assured…
Country living: Jim The Kid and I, The Mountain reviewed
January 27, 2021
I, The Mountain – Coal Mine
Ambitious choir-kids must have the posters of Fleet Foxes, and the Lumineers papered around the walls of their houses like a youngster learning to play basketball would have pictures of Michael Jordan adorning his bedroom. The Fleet…