REVIEW: THE STROKES – THE NEW ABNORMAL (2020)
The Strokes have always been indebted to the New York bands that came before them. The city is ground zero for the founding of numerous musical movements and has been claimed to be
REVIEW: JUICEBOXXX – HEARTLAND 99 (2015)
The first time I ever saw Juiceboxxx was at the now defunct Darling Hall in Milwaukee in 2006 (it was close to Conejito’s if you know where that is). His live performance was an
REVIEW: SURGEONS IN HEAT – DISASTER (2015)
It is quite serendipitous that Milwaukee/Madison musician John Mayer has the name John Mayer. In his band Surgeons in Heat he has a strong ability to write catchy and smo
REVIEW: GROUP OF THE ALTOS – R U PERSON OR NOT (2015)
Sometimes it is impossible not to be derivative in music. The Group of Altos, structurally and sonically, seems largely influenced by Canadian post-rock ensembles Godspeed You! Bla
REVIEW: PEAKING LIGHTS – COSMIC LOGIC (2014)
Peaking Lights is made of married couple Aaron Coynes and Indra Dunis. The pair used to be based in Madison and ran favorite local thrift store, Good Style Shop. The space was loca
REVIEW: DOUBLE EWES – DOUBLE EWES (2014)
Double Ewes seem to be the stalwarts of the yearly Rock County Folk Symposium. The event has occurred for the past four years at the band’s front man Whilden Hughes’ family est
REVIEW: THE DELPHINES – HUSH (2014)
Most people, or at least most drummers, are struck by the Delphines’ refashioning of the Victor DeLorenzo type minimalist drum kit. While some other bands (namely Animal Collecti
REVIEW: CON SOLO – THE CRIMSON FUTURE: PART ONE (2014)
Con Solo is an artist featured with the Catch Wreck music collective. The unit is comprised of DJ *hitmayng and CRASHprez, both artists are well connected to the Milwaukee and
REVIEW: MIKE KROL – TRUST FUND (2013)
Mike Krol is a Los Angeles-based art designer by trade. He has contributed his talents to releases from Madison bands Sleeping in the Aviary and Icarus Himself. His work with these