REVIEW: ICEAGE – NEW BRIGADE (2011)
Post-punk is indecipherable in my experience. It’s that bridge between punk and alternative (or grunge) where people were trying to break free from certain methodological constraints set by the 1970s to collapse upon something else. So revisiting it is like viewing a painter’s work-in-progress,
CONCERT REVIEW: MUTEMATH AT THE GROG SHOP (CLEVELAND)
MUTEMATH (New Orleans, LA)September 25th, 2011Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio MUTEMATH rolled into the tiny Grog Shop on the east side of Cleveland, OH on September 25th to melt ears and make fans push their endurance limits all for the sake of good music. The Grog Shop is a tiny venue,
APP REVIEW: GROOVEBUG
Evanston is the near north suburb of Chicago. It’s far from the rush and drunkenly misplaced phone prototypes of Silicon Valley, preferring a more low-key lifestyle enhanced by Evanston Northshore and Northwestern University. From the latter is a crop of graduate and undergraduates behind a ne
Review: The Atlas Moth – An Ache for the Distance (2011)
Today we welcome Steven Coffman, a Southern Atlantic nomad now holed up on the cusp of the Colorado mountains to Mezzic! Out there, he spends the days and nights “pairing various beers with technical metal, indie rock, and post-metal, just so long as it’s emotionally heavy or actually heavy.”
REVIEW: MÉLANIE LAURENT – EN T’ATTENDANT (2011)
Wind first came in bearing word of Mélanie Laurent‘s singing this spring during SXSW. Quite honestly the possibility of musical talent was far from mind given the Parisienne’s highly successful film career, which took off with Je vais bien, ne t’en fait pas and soared around th
Review: Fool’s Gold – Leave No Trace (2011)
Summer may be over but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy some mellow tunes. Leave No Trace, the most recent release from Los Angeles group, Fool’s Gold, is the perfect way to keep the summer going in September. The album opener, “The Dive”, actually seems to epitomize Fool’s G
Review: Fool’s Gold – Leave No Trace (2011)
Summer may be over but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy some mellow tunes. Leave No Trace, the most recent release from Los Angeles group, Fool’s Gold, is the perfect way to keep the summer going in September. The album opener, “The Dive”, actually seems to epitomize Fool’s G
Interview: Atmosphere (Minneapolis)
Sean Daley, better known as Slug, has spent more than 15 years defining and supporting the ever-changing genre of underground hip-hop under the guise of Atmosphere and the Rhymesayers label. DJ/Producer Anthony Davis (Ant), guitarist Nate Collis and keyboard player Eric Anderson
CONCERT REVIEW: DAVID WAX MUSEUM AT THE 9:30 CLUB (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
Over the past few years, the Boston-based David Wax Museum has made a name for itself and its Mexo-Americana music in Washington. Bouncing from living room to living room, the group has played more than 20 shows in the District in venues provided by their fans. Though the 9:30 Club is a bit bigger t