Review: Blouse – Blouse (2011)
Dream pop has been gaining massive momentum lately and one of the newest players to the game, Blouse, was born in the summer of 2010. Charlie Hilton and Patrick Adams began collaborations with Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s Jacob Portrait in a Portland warehouse and a little over a year lat
Review: Poliça – Give You The Ghost (2011)
Poliça is the latest band to come out of the ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes’ and they are quickly making a mark with their debut album, Give You The Ghost. Originally set to release in February, it seems this one was just too good to keep to themselves and personally, I’m happy they were feeling gener
Review: Carpenter – Sea to Sky (2010)
When you first find out Carpenter’s from Vancouver, Canada, it’s like first finding out Dan Aykroyd’s Canadian. And Will Arnett. Leslie Nielsen was a shocker. They play a punk you’d find coming out of Gainesville on the far opposite end of North America, rather than way up in British Columbi
REVIEW: TYCHO – DIVE (2011)
Today we welcome our newest contributor, Kellie to the Mezzic Family! Kellie has been living in Atlanta for 10 years, although part of her heart will forever remain in Pittsburgh where she was born. Music is everything to her, leading her on an endless search for new artists, as well as making her a
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 mere passing mention. I arrived late to the show and was distracted through their set. Now that I’ve been […]
REVIEW: GHOST HEART – THE TUNNEL (2011)
Imagine if Battles and A Lull had an illegitimate child, who was then abandoned into the wilderness. Who, according to fellow writer Jimmy Roxy, adopted the vocals of the Beach Boys. Eventually, should the child emerge and successfully avoid becoming Victor of Aveyron, you’d ge
Review: O’Brother – Garden Window (2011)
Trying to review this record lives up to the name of the band. I kid of course, since the band name is more than an arbitrary exclamation but it is a doozy. Everything about O’Brother is about taking you on a sonic journey, and the same route can lead you to a myriad of destination
REVIEW: NICK JAINA – THE BEANSTALKS THAT HAVE BROUGHT US HERE ARE GONE (2011)
Portland has many treasures in the city, obviously music being one of them. Within that is one particular songwriter by the name of Nick Jaina. His 2010 album A Bird in the Opera House is a varied delight, diverse in its offerings while retaining a distinct character on each song. Thi
REVIEW: LIGHTS – SIBERIA (2011)
Mezzic would like to introduce a new contributor today! From Toronto, Canada we are very excited to have Cala. Cala is a student who spends hours on the internet listening and finding new music. Cala is also a musician, she plays guitar. Occasionally you can find her playing original songs at her sc