REVIEW: FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS – PICKIN’ UP THE PIECES (2010)
2011 was the year of 2010. Coincidentally 2010 was apparently the year of the 1960s. But even then it took a year for people to start catching on to the ’60s sounds of Fitz and t
Review: Cursive – I Am Gemini (2012)
Heavy. I Am Gemini is a chunky record for Cursive in terms of sound and content behind the concept of Cassius and Pollock, two twins reunited and the ensuing infernal con
REVIEW: A LULL – CONFETTI (2011)
Imagine hearing a new band for the first time, becoming glued to the sheer visual experience before your eyes that complements the sonic vibrations rattling away in your ears like
REVIEW: BUSDRIVER – BEAUS$EROS (2012)
Way back before fall of 2003, I couldn’t be caught dead listening to rap or anything resembling a beat with words put to it. What was the point of it? Musically, there was no tec
LIMELIGHT: JOHNNY ILL BAND (DETROIT)
Limelight returns with force, giving musicians a chance to talk about what they know best, be it other musicians they love or places close to home. Detroit’s Johnny Ill Band
INTERVIEW: WALK OFF THE EARTH (BURLINGTON, ONTARIO)
People always root for those underdog moments in the film where, us the passive observer, follows the protagonist through trials and tribulations just aching and waiting for that o
INTERVIEW: THE LIBRARY IS ON FIRE (BROOKLYN)
Coincidence has a unique way of coming around. Last December, I was told to check out a documentary on Basquiat. Two weeks later and one documentary watched, a band came across wit
MEZZIC PRESENTS: TEN-SPEED (ISAAC PIERCE) AT THE PROJECT LODGE (MADISON), JANUARY 28TH, 2012
ten-speed (Chicago/Seattle)Here Comes The Night (Milwaukee/Ontario, Wisconsin)Terry N’ the Front (Kenosha) January 28th, 2012 at 7PM The Project Lodge817 E. Johnso