REVIEW: OBERHOFER – NOTALGIA (2013)
Last November, I caught up with Oberhofer’s leading man, Brad Oberhofer, while the band was in Milwaukee touring with fellow Brooklynites, Matt and Kim. It wa
CONCERT REVIEW: EX COPS WITH KID RUNNER, TIN ARMOR AT KOBO (COLUMBUS, OH)
Ex Cops (Brooklyn, NY), Tin Armor (Columbus, OH), Kid Runner (Columbus, OH)March 4th, 2013Kobo (Columbus, OH) Kobo is fast becoming one of the ho
REVIEW: YELLOW OSTRICH – GHOST EP (2012)
Alex Schaaf, in such a short period, went from posting tracks on Bandcamp in 2009 to providing the soundtrack around a wedding proposal at Lollapalooza this summer. The Wisconsinit
REVIEW: WAZU – WAZU EP (2012)
Of all Australian/American duos involved somehow in music, the one that constantly comes to mind is Ben Lee and Claire Danes. Yet, since the split in 2003, not many more have come
REVIEW: OBERHOFER – TIME CAPSULES II (2012)
Welcome Dan Whitman to Mezzic today! The writer comes by way of broadcasting and TV to make his mark while in Milwaukee. Stay tuned! I first heard Oberhofer, of all the musica
REVIEW: YOUNG MAGIC – MELT (2012)
After four single releases in 2011, Brooklyn based Young Magic is ready to release their first LP Melt on February 14th via Carpark Records. The album includes seven new
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
Review: Pearl and the Beard – Killing the Darlings (2011)
I believe I owe Pearl and the Beard an apology. A few months back I reviewed a show here in D.C. in which the Brooklyn-based trio opened for the David Wax Museum and gave them a me
Review: The Loom – Teeth (2011)
Last May, Brooklyn’s The Loom stopped by Madison with their fellow friend Christopher Paul Stelling to perform a rather multifaceted set that didn’t quite c