CONCERT REVIEW: PAPER ROUTE AT RUMBA CAFE (COLUMBUS, OH)
Paper Route (Nashville, TN), LVX (Columbus, OH), Permeation (Columbus, OH)September 18th, 2012Rumba Cafe in Columbus, OH A week after the release of the long awaited The Peace of Wild Things, the indie/electronic-trio Paper Route (plus two touring mu
Review: P.O.D. – Murdered Love (2012)
The San Diego quartet has spent the majority of the last five years under the radar. 2008’s release of When Angels and Serpents Dance yielded little fanfare despite the return of Marcos Curiel as their lead guitarist, and with two minor hits from that album and a South American tou
Concert Review: Scream the Prayer Tour at The Attic (Kettering, OH)
On the tour: Demon Hunter (Seattle, WA), Emery (Seattle, WA), Sleeping Giant (Redlands, CA / Salt Lake City, UT), mychildren mybride (AL/CA/MS/Switzerland), Close Your Eyes (Abilene, TX), Hundredth (Myrtle Beach, SC), The Great Commiss
REVIEW: CHILDREN 18:3 – ON THE RUN (2012)
The home schooled Minnesota trio are music veterans by this point in time. The release of their self-titled debut on Tooth and Nail Records resulted in rave reviews and fans heralding a new powerhouse group on the scene. Two years later, they are back with epic (forgive the cliche adjectiv
REVIEW: THE LUMINEERS – THE LUMINEERS (2012)
We undoubtedly live in the era of Americana-inspired folk-rock groups. First we had Mumford & Sons and Fleet Foxes, followed by The Head and the Heart. All are huge, two of these groups only sporting one widely released full-length record. The Lumineers are
REVIEW: MOUNT EERIE – CLEAR MOON (2012)
Mount Eerie is a case of “the best music you’ve never heard of.” I happened upon this project whilst browsing Pitchfork one day – Clear Moon was the top recommended new release at the time. Intrigued, I streamed the record on Spotify. What I heard was captiva
REVIEW: TWENTY | ONE | PILOTS – REGIONAL AT BEST (2011)
Friends Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph of Columbus, Ohio have been performing together for barely over a year, on a project that emerged in Joseph’s brain after he figured out that music “did something to” him. A self-titled debut record (pre-Josh Dun era) generated a decent amount of buzz in
REVIEW: MAPS & ATLASES – BEWARE AND BE GRATEFUL (2012)
Maps & Atlases are an art rock band that’s no stranger to the touring or festival circuit. They have been quietly building a dedicated following, playing small venues all across America over the past few years and they have played a number of festivals. This summer, they will
REVIEW: MANAFEST – FIGHTER (2012)
If you read Mezzic regularly or are in tune with recent releases from faith-based artists, you would know that Ontario, Canada’s Thousand Foot Krutchhas been getting a lot of buzz surrounding the release of their recent foray into independent music, The End is Where We Begin. Front