Peter WoodburnPhil Elverum of ex-Microphone’s fame is one of those artists who has garnered enough legitimate respect throughout his music-making career that when he says something rather off the wall — such as how the decidedly not-black metal...
Ryan PangilinanBecause of really cheesy (re: terrible) nu-Warped bands like Millionaires and Brokencyde, I long for the days of earnest Midwestern emo. Yes, I wrote the dreaded “E” word, but let’s not get it twisted. Before it turned into the...
Koury AngeloHEALTH’s Get Color Record Release Show September 11th, 2009 @ The Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA HEALTH’s record release show for their newest disc, Get Color, marked my first time inside Doug Weston’s legendary venue, The...
Allen Huang"I think the only time I feel completely comfortable with who I am and with what I have to say is when I'm playing music." -- Tomo Nakayama
David Orleans"I just want to treat the audience for my music like I'd like to be treated." -- Scott Hutchinson
Rachel HelmI apologize in advance, but I really don’t like this album. I’m sure I’m going to regret this review later, but I still don’t know what else to say. There are moments of Seeing Blind songs I love, but mostly, what I hear...
Judy NelsonListening to Megafaun for the first time is like seeing a Disney movie on acid… for the first time. There is so much genre jumping, and so much background noise, it would throw the casual listener for a very large loop.Gather, Form, & Fly...
There is a lot to be said about Jack Conte, and the vast majority of it is at the tip of my tongue and going nowhere fast. For a five-song EP, Sleep in Color is absolutely packed with things to listen to. I have a hard time listening to it because I...