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
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
REVIEW: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – I’M WITH YOU (2011)
The Chili Peppers and I go way back. “Under the Bridge” struck me when I was still early in elementary school and I’m pretty sure the way I run is mirrored after Anthony Kiedis’ slow motion action movie method of the music video… This year brought I’m With You, sp
REVIEW: NATALIA KILLS – PERFECTIONIST (2011)
Natalia Kills has described Perfectionist as such: “It’s the joy of wanting everything when you have nothing.”[1] Let’s be honest: Young’uns graduating college from 2009-2014 are righteously fucked due to irresponsible corporate activity, which was rewarded with a stipu
REVIEW: ACTIVE CHILD – YOU ARE ALL I SEE (2011)
Active Child is Pat Grossi, a multi-instrumentalist and former choir boy from Los Angeles. His debut album You Are All I See could be described as dream pop infused with hints of R&B. The title track “You Are All I See” opens with the sounds of a cascading harp and sets