“Everything seemed the same, but it wasn’t. It was a nightmare.” By 1978, the American Dream was officially dead. The counterculture of the ’60s and early ’70s had been absorbed into the mainstream, packaged and sold through a matrix of unlimited consumerism and...
True songwriters like Charlie Mars are a dying breed. True songwriters like Charlie Mars are a dying breed. For a plethora of reasons that Mars himself would talk your ear off about, singer-songwriters who work hard at perfecting their craft while tirelessly traveling the listening room circuits are dwindling as the years roll on. It makes Mars...
The heavy, pyschedelic trio that melts our faces off every time we see them have released the a video. The heavy, pyschedelic trio that melts our faces off every time we see them have released the a video. That's right I'm talking about rock and roll/bluesy favorites People's Blues of Richmond. PBR released a the full music video for their latest...
FEATURE SHOW Friday, September 18, 7:30 PM Positive No (Record Release), Rebecca Gates, Nelly Kate @ Gallery 5 - $8 The release of Positive No's debut album, Glossa, has been years in the making, and I for one am very excited to see it finally happening. FEATURE SHOW Friday, September 18, 7:30 PM Positive No (Record Release), Rebecca Gates, Nelly...
It's been a somewhat weird career for Taking Back Sunday. It's been a somewhat weird career for Taking Back Sunday. The band rose to fame at the same time as the emo movement was becoming quantifiable and recognizable in music, but as quick as fans and critics were to label Taking Back Sunday as emo, the band was even quicker to fight against the...
New York-based super group Battles is finally releasing their long awaited third full length LP, La Di Da Di. New York-based super group Battles is finally releasing their long awaited third full length LP, La Di Da Di. La Di Da Di is the follow up to 2011’s sensational Gloss Drop featuring vocal features from Gary Newman to Kazu Makino. And of...
“I couldn’t sleep, I was ungodly stressed, we didn’t know how much any of this was going to cost, we didn’t know how long it would take, we didn’t know if we’d have to hire lawyers, we were zero to sc “I couldn’t sleep, I was ungodly stressed, we didn’t know how much any of this was going to cost, we didn’t know how long it would take, we didn’t...
Where does one start when talking about Philly folk rockers Good Old War? Where does one start when talking about Philly folk rockers Good Old War? In one sense, they're a perfect embodiment of musical journeymen. They've released multiple great records, yet haven't been able to "make it" despite other, less polished, folk rockers capturing the...
Over everyone else in music today, Titus Andronicus clearly does things their own way. Over everyone else in music today, Titus Andronicus clearly does things their own way. Who else would follow-up a well-received punk rock debut record with a concept album about the Civil War as they did on 2010's The Monitor? Lucky for them, bold risks like...
Charlottesville's bluesy-rock soulful group Erin and the Wildfire are coming to The National this Friday, and the foursome is back with some new single Charlottesville's bluesy-rock soulful group Erin and the Wildfire are coming to The National this Friday, and the foursome is back with some new singles for us! Thank goodness, because I have been...