Ryan PangilinanI was initially inclined to hate this record, but I found myself humming along by the second track. Seriously. Make no mistake that there’s an audience for a band like The Birthday Massacre and their fourth album, Pins and Needles. Less...
Seahaven came across my inbox as something that was for fans of Crime In Stereo. I usually hate the “RIYL” stickers because they usually sound nothing like those bands. Case in point: Seahaven. While I can understand the Crime In Stereo...
Keith CushnerWhile I tend to harp on this fact, it is incredibly rare to find a label that is a true tastemaker for a specific genre and consistently delivers. For this reason, Hello Sir Records out of Athens, GA stands out and has been an absolute gem of a...
The latest from California-based mathy, spazz-prog masters Tera Melos blends their frenetic brand of technical genius with far more poppy songs and structures. While this might be a turn-off for some die-hard fans, it is not unexpected when looking...
Thad McKrakenI know you think you go off, get crazy with your friends, party like a “rock star” on the weekends and such, but let me make something clear: YOU DO NOT GO OFF AS HARD AS LES SAVY FAV’S TIM HARRINGTON. No fucking way. Some people...
Rustee PaceAnvil
Anvil
Aterciopelados
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
The Redwood Plan
The Whigs
Fences
Feral Children
HEALTH
HEALTH
Hole
Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets
THEEsatisfaction
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Koury AngeloMan Man
Man Man
Man Man’s Crowd
Sleep
Sleep
Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees
Man Man
Man Man
Dead Man’s Bones
Dead Man’s Bones
Local Natives
Wavves
Wavves’ crowd
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Lauren FukanoTwo years ago, I took the train across the bay to Oakland to see José González perform the best acoustic set I’ve seen to date, while he was touring for In Our Nature. I didn’t know much about him really, except that his cover of The...