INTERVIEW: JEREMIAH NELSON (MADISON)
Aside from Julian Lynch and Zola Jesus, Madison’s most talked about musician since last fall has been Jeremiah Nelson. Before his Drugs to Make You Soberwas released, then-leafless trees were rustling throughout Wisconsin with whispers of how good it was. March 26th rolled in with the album d
INTERVIEW: WHITE WIVES (PITTSBURGH)
HAPPENERS: MAKING THE BEST OF AN “INDIAN SUMMER” Minneapolis, MN7/2/115:02 PM A good musician is a master of time-management, filling a chronological continuum with effectively expressive sound (pretentious labels and alliteration are not required). S/he believes: It’s my time: I’m going to
Interview: Priory (Portland)
As the boys of Priory get ready for their next tour in August they are ripe with gratitude ready to share their special blend of folk-electro fusion. The Portland-based quartet is comprised of Brandon Johnson (vocals, guitar), Kyle Dieiker (acoustic guitar, keys, bells, falsetto), Joe Ming
REVIEW: WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE – KONKYLIE (2011)
The Danish foursome grew up together in the same neighborhood in Copenhagen. Having worked together on a tech-house side project called Kenton Slash Demon, keyboardist Jonas Kenton and drummer Silas Moldenhawer are well versed in club and house music. While blending jazz and neo-soul is keyboar
Review: August Burns Red – Leveler (2011)
Metalcore is regard by many critics and fans to be one of the most oversaturated music genres in business today. More brutal breakdowns? Yawn. Growled/screamed verses with sung choruses? Been there. An album full of tracks in drop D? Done that. No question about it; Augu
Review: Priory – Priory (2011)
The Northwest is a fertile breeding ground for original sounds and Priory is rooted in that innovation. This group of four handsome fellas from Portland got together to flood your senses with a cocktail of folk-electro fusion. Mixing tambourine, guitar, bells, bass, keyboards, xyloph
REVIEW: SEBASTIAN – TOTAL (2011)
Oh! My music buds were tingling a few months back when I first heard SebastiAn’s new tune “Embody”. It was rich in funk, full of texture, and made the body want to jack to its slow house groove and engaging vocal track. The video that accompanied it, directed by “Me So” also turned a few
REVIEW: HANGIN FREUD – SUNKEN (2011)
Did you read the National Best seller, The Devil In The White City? Did you want a soundtrack to accompany you as you read through the haunting accounts of lost souls in Erik Larson’s Novel? Hangin Freud’s album, Sunken is that perfect soundtrack. The duo made up of Paula Borges (