If you’re looking for a little rock’n’roll nugget, here’s a tiny EP from LA-based blues rock band, Will and the Won’ts. The band’s healthy amount of swagger grabbed my ear. It’s an impressive showing for a first recording — give…
How about some ska? No? (Party pooper.) How about some Southern rock? Bossa nova? Punk? Here. Check out Dad Rock. I always appreciate bands with pun-derful names, but the Harmonica Lewinskies are definitely more than a novelty band. Their musical…
If you’ve been waiting for a rock’n’roll album that’s going to save your soul (released in 2014, anyway), then here it is. Holy smokes. Sulfur City is a powerhouse of grunge, punk, and soul. There are plenty of people out…
I was approached by KERMIT late this summer with this rousing single. I’m not into jazz as much as I’d like to be, so I don’t have an educated reason for liking this. It’s definitely dynamic and even though it…
There’s nothing like Thanksgiving to get you to interact with the older, out-of-touch generation. In this case, it was one of my oldest friend’s dad. He enjoys drawing people out into vigorous debate by attacking the ideologies they hold dear…
American Thread is the kind of band this blog exists for. Beautiful songwriting, honest-to-goodness rock’n’roll, and oblique John Mellencamp references will always capture my heart. In short, American Thread is the only good thing to come out of Boston. Songs…
The latter end of 2014, it turns out, has delivered a fine crop of vocal powerhouses (tune in tomorrow for Sulfur City.) If you found Faith Evans Ruch too twangy for your taste, I guarantee you’ll fall in love with…
Longtime favorite of the blog, Whitney Lockert, has released his first album. Only one song has made the jump from the EP to the album, Lockert’s scathing satire “Rupert Murdoch.” The other eight are brand new and music to my…