Jesse C. DiennerDuring my first listen to this record, I hated it. It seemed whiney, and the tape hiss and overall crunchiness overshadowed the melodies. The songs were like musical vitamins, so concentrated my body couldn’t absorb them. But after a few more...
Vee Hua 華婷婷Friday, June 17th, 2011 Doors 8:00pm, Show 8:30pm @ Shea Stadium, Brooklyn (20 Meadow St.) $12.00 All AgesRED FACEBOOK EVENT: Through a serendipitous string of events, Pacific Northwest-based Redefine Magazine was invited to curate an official...
It is a good sign that this teaser EP, The Sound Of Ghosts, only makes me want to hear more tracks from Brown Bird. All four tracks share a similar essence and so I can easily associate them as all being the products of the same musicians. Still...
It is a toss-up between “Inaudible Song II,” and its predecessor, “Billy Bird,” when it comes time to recommend my favorite song from the optimistically-titled Only Good Thoughts Can Stay by Jared Mees And The Grown Children...
When you attend as many rock shows as I do, the criteria for an “excellent” show changes. A band playing their instruments well is no longer enough. For me, an excellent show is now defined as one that inspires writing and encourages new...
Karla HernandezOn Feathersongs For Factory Girls, Part Two, San Francisco’s Stripmall Architecture create a sonic space that is a bit disorienting. Rebecca Coseboom’s vocals swirl like a cloud of smoke while electro beats, violins, and cello induce...
Judy NelsonSeptember 2012 In this music video for “Endless Summer”, grit, dirt, and color intermix to play hokey pokey with minorly morbid imagery, mundane shots, and glitter. May 2011 When it comes to the genre of “garage rock,” most...
Colourful Environments contains over an hour of West African music, and its title speaks to the mix’s inclusion of everything from boogie funk jamming to psychedelic rock noodling.