Stuart AisbittThe Lawsuits hail from Doylestown Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, and affords one the chance to pursue interests in farms, vineyards and tree farms. It is a place with a heritage very much of the earth...
Kudos to a band that is able to start their album with a 30-second wordless track — titled “Intro,” even! — and not sound pretentious! More than that, LAKE, in their latest effort, Giving & Receiving, have created an...
Fernando Perdomo returns in progressive-rock meets pop-rock style with Dreaming In Stereo’s second album, aptly titled Dreaming In Stereo 2. All of the tracks on this sophomore effort make allusions to other popular rock bands of the last 50...
Second illustrated song of the Silver Jews very last set from their very last show. All text by David Berman.
This last month was the two year anniversary of the end of the Silver Jews, one of my favorite bands of all time. I decided that the weekly comic is going to be exclusively illustrated lyrics for the foreseeable future, starting with songs from the...
The plants here come from a really great botanicals book that I got at Powell’s last week.
Verdugo Hills is somewhat renowned for its high school — in which numerous Hollywood movies have been filmed — and a hospital revered for its ties to the community. Verdugo Hills is also the title of Caroline’s new album, a...
The belated theme for this month is Odyssey and Oracle. I’m looking back as we plunge forward into the fog that is the new year. This comic is a story done two ways. The panels illustrate the story and the ribbon running through the comic has...