Local Pittsburgh musician, Sean Atkins, compiles a free, six-track, digital album available for download on Bandcamp. A cross between Owen and an acoustic Bon Iver, Atkins brings you a companion for your foggy morning, forlorn afternoon, and lonely evening. Volume 1.5 is the follow up to his previous digital album (which is just as lovely).… Continue reading Sean Atkins | 'Volume 1.5' | New Music Review
With a thick bass line and a dance club worthy beat (sans the cheesy lyrics and pop atmosphere), Drop the Lime created a deep and dark sensual album. DJ Luca Venezia is the New York City-based singer-songwriter and producer. His deep voice resonates throughout the album bringing each sound together into this wonderful collection of… Continue reading Drop the Lime | 'Enter The Night' | New Music Review
Looking for a jazzy and snazzy indie sound with catchy lyrics and catchier guitar licks? Look no further than Cosmo Jarvis’s Think Bigger. Relaxing, catchy, and a flawless voice—Cosmo Jarvis is just what the doctor prescribed. He has an acoustic sound with vocals kind of like Jack Johnson meets Mat Kearney.The whole album screams, “listen… Continue reading Cosmo Jarvis | Think Bigger | New Music Review
Correct Behavior is the second album from Eternal Summers. It has a sort of punk-indie feel to it. Despite the dreamy hip sound, it is laden with electric guitars and spunky sounding vocals. In fact, it’s a bit reminiscent of the 80’s. Track five “It’s Easy” has a slower sound that will remind you of… Continue reading Eternal Summers | Correct Behavior | New CD Review
Thurston Moore is an innovator; he’s the type of musician who has seemingly never had a box to think inside of. From his days leading Sonic Youth, on through various collaborative efforts with the likes of Nels Cline, Mike Watt, Cypress Hill and a long list of others, Moore has hardly ever put out conventional… Continue reading Thurston Moore | Boulder Theater | 6/27/12 | Review & Photos
Multi-faceted artist Keller Williams is constantly surprising his fan base with a dizzying array of new releases and unique projects. He started his career as a one-man band and has gradually over the years become more of a bandleader, directing such excellent endeavors like The Keller Williams Incident, Keller and the WMDs, Kdubalicious, etc. His latest… Continue reading Keller Williams & The Travelin McCourys: Pick | Review
For all of you many hardcore bluegrass fans out there, now more than ever is the time to sink your teeth into archival material from your favorite artists. More and more releases keep popping up, both in-studio sessions and live performances. It seems like the bluegrass community values the live-performance aspect of the form, and… Continue reading Del and Dawg | Hardcore Bluegrass in the Dawg House | Review
As a child of the eighties and a huge fan of all of Karl Denson‘s projects, this show was a must see for me. I have a long relationship with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe (KDTU), that includes some of his first epic shows at the Fox Theater in Boulder and the New Orleans Jazz and… Continue reading Karl Denson's Tiny Universe's Beastie Boys Tribute Show
“Work is love made visible. And he alone is great who turns the voice of the wind into a song made sweeter by his own loving.” – From The Prophet by Kahlil GibranIn support of their sophomore album Prophet, Indie Rock existentialists Ramona Falls hit the Hi-Dive in Denver last week. Just one year ago… Continue reading Ramona Falls | Hi-Dive | Denver, CO | Review
When Wilco‘s newest album, The Whole Love, came out last year, guitarist and lead singer Jeff Tweedy explained the rationale for making Art of Almost the first track. “As an opener, there’s really no other song that we could’ve put first that would’ve kicked the door wide open as much to whatever’s gonna happen next,”… Continue reading Wilco | Red Rocks | June 22nd, 2012 | Review & Photos
