Music
National CD Reviews – August 2009
National music reviews, including 10 ft. Ganja Plant, Against Me!, The Antlers, The Casualties, The Fiery Furnaces, Goatwhore, Mos Def, Municipal Waste, Pelican, Reign Supreme and more! … read more
Royal or Not, Cable is Back!
After twelve years, a few breakups and about ten releases. A year after the release of their live album Last Call, I found an article where Cable had mentioned that the one studio track on that album had the line-up they wished they had on every album, and that gave me hope that, true to Cable form, they would get back together. Sure enough a year or two later, a The End Records signed Cable!
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The Man Who Put the R in Music: A Conversation...
While most everyone was mourning the loss of the King of Pop, I was preparing myself to interview reggae legend Frederick “Toots” Hibbert of The Maytals. When I emailed my good fortune to a few friends, they all sent back the same question— “Who’s that?” I wondered how I could possibly call such clueless people my friends.
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Creation and Crucifixion: INVDRS in the Studio
Since INVDRS formed, it’s been a short but eventful path from just jamming out ideas and blowing fuse boxes at local bars, to these final weeks of recording their first full length, Electric Church. From the material I heard during my visit, I could only later describe it to a friend as if “someone had just dropped a filthy coffin full of stones onto my chest.”
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Localized: Negative Charge, Dubbed – August 2009
August’s Localized features three punk bands that seem to hold their high-energy performances together with a healthy (and sometimes excessive) amount of booze. Negative Charge and Dubbed each had plenty of booze-fueled stories to share with us. Check out the show with openers Desolate on Friday, August 14 at Urban Lounge. … read more
Blazed and Confused @ Usana
During a bored Internet perusing session, the words “Blazed and Confused” caught my eye. I nudged my friend and jokingly suggested that we go. It was upon further inspection that I saw who was headlining, and suddenly this became no laughing matter. … read more
Doomtree @ Kilby Court
Way before even getting to the venue, people were warning me that Doomtree, the Minneapolis DIY hip hop collective, would be playing without their most famous member. I wasn’t worried. … read more
Cage @ The Urban Lounge
Despite my unfamiliarity with much of his material, Cage has always intrigued me due to his traumatic life experiences, D.I.Y. attitude and generally anti-hip hop approach to things. When I saw he was coming to town, I knew it was a show I didn’t want to miss. … read more
Michael Dean Damron @ The Heavy Metal Shop
The Heavy Metal Shop was having a preshow of sorts on July 3, where Michael Dean Damron was to be playing a stripped down set prior to performing at Burt’s Tiki Lounge later on in the night. … read more
Compound: If you Hit the Wall, You Have to Take...
House shows are the best way to see live music. Sweaty musicians, and a sweaty crowd come together on a person-to-person basis instead of king-to-peasant basis. In Provo, UT behind the tucked away door of #166 lies the Compound––part time illegitimate venue and current residence of Joey Mayes. … read more