I was just talking with some of my friends over the weekend about whatever’s in the water in upstate New York. Hailing from Woodstock, NY, Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones pack a rockabilly punch. Whatever my reservations about the changing…
I don’t think it’s quite right to say that the music scene in New Orleans has been “revived.” It’s not like it every went away. And it’s not newly “relevant,” because New Orleans is very much part of the fabric…
I’m switching back to posting one update a day…mostly because the school year is approaching pretty quickly, so I’m devoting my time to “preparing” (a.k.a. lesson planning, “lesson planning,” and partying furiously.) However, here’s a band I sat on way…
If the music posted in the last few days feels peppy and light, it’s because this is all music I listened to in June. At the end of the school year. And now I’m getting ready to head back. That…
Jam bands and power pop aren’t two genres that seem like they would go together, but Repeat After Me Manages to pull it off. Repeat After Me is signed to Russian Winter Records, which has done an excellent job of…
I posted a video by Chicago pop(s) band Vintage Blue a few months ago. Upon further reflection, Vintage Blue reminds me of vintage Fighting Gravity. I know that’s an extremely cryptic reference — you probably only know Fighting Gravity if…
This is a Cory Branan album. Cory Branan — Official Site, Facebook, Spotify, Buy The No-Hit Wonder Alright, I guess I should write a review but let’s be honest — this album, as do all Cory Branan’s albums, speak for…
A couple of months ago I reviewed Ed Tang’s most recent EP, an exuberant push into alt-country. I mentioned that there was…something…missing. When I went back and listened to Goodbye… I realized what it was. The EP feels a lot…