The Australian band Firekites are reminiscent of Kings of Convenience, and maybe Elliott Smith, though without the infective pop sensibilities. In short, they make the kind of music to get you through a Sunday afternoon, but without the risk of...
Travis Lee Wiggins has been described as prolific, and although it’s accurate, I’m not sure it does him justice. The newest release from his Chicago band Essex Chanel, Love is Proximity, is studio album number eight — not including...
Greg Ferris is inspired by machines, architecture, and perhaps the mystical. Combine those things, and you get a shiny new .gif-fy take on what all those things might look like when worked together. Here’s what Ferris had to say about this...
From the looks of the album cover, I thought this was going to be another folk-hippie band, but Asheville, North Carolina’s stephaniesid does not fall under that category. Labeled as an Indie-pop band, stephaniesid likes to think their sound...
Anyone who is going to listen to Schleusolz’ debut album, Running Out of Time, should be prepared to take part in some quirky dancing — as in the type of dancing that middle-aged men in Hawaiian shirts carry out at music festivals. Doing...
Bright spring colors, nearly floral patterns, and… cut out portions of Barbie dolls… converge in Brooklyn artist Margaux Lange‘s line of bizarre art jewelry. Dismembered arms of Barbie dolls form sun-like bursts, Barbie breasts are...
Do you enjoy tea parties and cucumber sandwiches? Do you make regular visits to your grandmother, or in other cases, your local senior citizens’ home? Does your wardrobe consist of mostly sweaters, slacks, and loafers (vintage, of course)? If...
I first stumbled across Jennifer Tong’s work at a recent 5-woman show at San Francisco’s 1988 Gallery. The show just ended yesterday, funny enough, but the works of two illustrators, Allison Torneros and Jennifer Tong, stood out above...