Combine the intoxication of Old Shoe‘s Jerry Garcia inspired set with the buzz of Two Brothers’ craft beer and the very least you’ll get is the spins. Old Shoe played Two Brothers Roundhouse on August 10th, 2012. The classic spinning hippy girls were out in full force. With them comes the inevitable creepy old guys… Continue reading Old Shoe | 'Songs of Jerry' | Two Brothers Roundhouse | Review
Rachel Brown‘s roots are apparent from the moment you hear her music. Her roots are stemmed from Ethiopian, Bermudian and Southern influences are beautifully carried throughout her sound. Brown’s distinct sound crosses the genres of pop, Caribbean, Hawaiian, African, country, hip- hop, and soul. Besides the normal guitar, bass, and drum set up, Brown and… Continue reading Rachel Brown | Building Castles | New Music Review
If indie-rock ever could ever possibly get together for a night of baby-making romance with disco then they might spawn the new Pomegranates CD entitled Heaven. This romance may never actually happen but that is the beauty of art. The falsetto vocals and heavy hi-hat carry the first two-tracks and then dive into fevered lo-fi… Continue reading Pomegranates | Heaven | New Music Review
Jimmy Herring‘s second solo album, Subject to Change Without Notice -available via Abstract Logix- is an instrumental album inspired by the human voice. Herring reveals on his website “It’s ironic: I play instrumental music and all I want to do is be a singer.” Yet, his iconic playing style has a voice of its own.… Continue reading Jimmy Herring | Subject To Change Without Notice | Album Review
Nostalgic sentiment was running high at the Fox Theater (more photos) on August 17th as Shakedown Street took the stage. This may always be the case to some extent when Shakedown Street plays, as they are a well-known Grateful Dead tribute band, a concept that is ripe with nostalgia by definition. However, the emotional stakes… Continue reading Shakedown Street Plays Iconic Show at the Fox Theater
Old Faithful (7 Walkers) blew again, as is does, this past Friday night at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH. The show kicked off at 8:00P, just as the sun was going down. All it took to get the party started was the first twang of the guitar string… Continue reading 7 Walkers Celebrate Garcia's 70th @ Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame
Though there are plenty of Texas swing and Red Dirt bands claiming roots in the Lone Star state, the Von Ehrics leave tradition on the railroad tracks out in the rain, letting it rust and corrode until they can bend it into their own warped brand that they call Texas-styled country punk rock and roll.… Continue reading Von Ehrics | Two Foot Stomp | CD Review
Brazos Stone is representative of Red Dirt bands of the southwest but definitely is not typical. Though the press has said they’re from Lubbock, Wichita Falls, and Ft Worth, they really all grew up in Throckmorton TX, a town of 800 people with a general store, a post office, two banks, a gas station, three… Continue reading Brazos Stone | Pleasurable Pain | Review
It was a quiet night in Boulder when this suave duo from the late amazing band LCD Soundsystem came to Colorado’s favorite indoor venue, the Boulder Theater. This dj set by James Murphy, who did it all in their previous band (drums, vocals, programming, piano, synthesizer) and Pat Mahoney who played drums and percussion for… Continue reading James Murphy & Pat Mahoney Mix it Up in Boulder
Domino Effect‘s Music For My Soul is a rock-hard reggae album that shows its lineage throughout, sounding like a cross between Pepper and SOJA with classical roots to back it all up. As far as the mix, the vocal delivery is a dead ringer for Kaleo Wassman with emphasis (as the album title suggests) firmly… Continue reading Domino Effect | Music For My Soul | New Music Review
