REVIEW: TELEPATHIQUE – ALL YOUR LOVERS EP (2011)
A few months back in Logan Square, everyone had started to trickle out of Logan Square Auditorium to catch cabs, the L and buses back home. I was going to join some friends, but in
INTERVIEW + SHOW PREVIEW: DARK DARK DARK (AT THE SATELLITE WITH Y LA BAMBA IN L.A, APRIL 28TH)
Dark Dark Dark (Minneapolis)Y La Bamba (Portland)Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship? (New Orleans) April 28th, 2011 at 8:30 PM21+, $10-$12The Satellite, Los An
REVIEW: GDP – USELESS EATERS (2011)
GDP has put forth his strongest effort yet with Useless Eaters. What makes this album stand above previous work from the West Orange, NJ rapper, born _____, is a seeming
Review: Chris Bathgate – Salt Year (2011)
I realized upon first listen that Salt Year, the latest release from Michigan’s revered Chris Bathgate, was a record that would affect my life in a very real way. I was
Interview: Love Inks
Sorry, Midwest geekout for a second. Especially in Texas, anytime you meet someone from the Midwest you’re like, “Oh! You’re my people!” As days go by, that’s what happen
Review: Eisley – The Valley (2011)
The interesting thing about the band Eisley is the fact that casual Eisley fans are few and far between. Either you’re completely ambivalent about the Texas five piece
REVIEW: THESE CITY LIMITS – THE MODERN STANDARD (2012)
One of the perks (if not THE only perk) of reviewing albums is getting a free copy of a record before anyone else. In this case, Indiana’s These City Limits sent
REVIEW: TIMBER TIMBRE – CREEP ON CREEPIN’ ON (2011)
If there’s one person who shouldn’t be trusted to tell you to listen to Canada’s Timber Timbre, it might be me. After all, my review of the last release from the gr
REVIEW: LELIA BROUSSARD – MASQUERADE (2011)
I see big things for Lelia Broussard’s voice. It’s sweet but not annoying. It’s got texture, but not so much that she would narrow her audience. It’s original enough that y