Judy NelsonMany of the best albums this year have been from female singers or female-fronted rock bands, and El Perro Del Mar is not going to let 2009 slip away without chiming in. Love is Not Pop is the latest and most progressive of a series of delicate...
Vee Hua 華婷婷Seattle and Redefine favorite Robert Hardgrave unveiled a brand new piece at the Flatcolor Gallery last month, entitled Plexus. Here’s the amazing piece, in case you missed it last month. If you thought Hardgrave was impressive before, this...
The unassuming ethics of blue-collar workers and classic rock go hand-in-hand to establish the authenticity of Philadelphia’s The National Rifle. Their latest release, Man Full of Trouble, is a product of this marriage: wedding Rust Belt...
Catchiness can only hold your attention for so long, and even that gets stale before long on The Little Heroes’ second album, Thank You. Although it’s full of driving beats and semi-rhythmic guitar patterns, too much of it sounds like...
The same way The Decemberists built their popularity on songs chronicling mothers whoring themselves out, peeping toms, murderous townsfolk; abuse and neglect and all other sorts of cruelty, Among The Oak & Ash have reworked Appalachian murder...
The Bludlows combine standard dissent with a sound that was pulled off smoother by other musicians, back in the day. If you’re looking for a good Americana album, you would be a lot better off going with The Old 97’s or any myriad of...