CONCERT ALERT: Cory Branan

If you haven’t filled your dance card for tonight, join me and some other sweet dudes and dudettes at the Mercury Lounge. Drag the River is the headliner, but you should come to the “early” show — at 10:30, ‘cuz…

prattle on, rick. — Some Quiet Majesty

In case you missed it, the Vulture recently published an article about the similarities between hipster folk bands like Mumford & Sons and the folk movement of the ’60s. If you idolize Bob Dylan, you should make sure you take…

Marina Rocks — The Comeback Kid

Short, sweet, and packed full of punches, Marina Rocks’ sophomore album is the kind of honest songwriting we’ve all been waiting for. “Stuck in the Mud,” the album’s opener, is the best redemption song you’ll hear this side of 2013.…

Wolfmoon — Wolfmoon

Verily, is there anything more epic than this album art? It’s hard for anything to live up to that image, if we’re all being completely honest with ourselves. Wolfmoon is another installment of producer Swamp Dogg’s series of reissues on…

Pat LePoidevin — American Fiction

Canadian singer Pat LePoidevin’s project transcends the bounds of mere music. Literally. American Fiction is actually a multimedia project: the album is accompanied by a book of short stories written by his childhood friend Lewis Smith. Each song (and, I…

Pieuvre Echotalk

I hope everyone enjoyed National Turkey Genocide Day. Personal, I could not approve of Thanksgiving more: stuffing and gravy all day, and a culling of the nastiest, most vicious, and ugliest game fowl this side of the Equator. Let’s just…