Continuing in our series of music videos (ie, I’ve got too many lesson plans to write and friends to see), my favorite band from Kansas City, the Grisly Hand, has a new, tasty video for its ’90stastic roots-pop single, “That’s…
The pulsing rhythms on Fists of Violets‘ titular track are enough to make you acknowledge that Sarah Alden is, indeed, one of a kind. Alden, hailing from the only metropolis in this great country worthy of the title*, deftly combines…
Better grab a coat, because New Country Rehab’s The Ghost of Your Charms is really damn bleak.* It’s easy to see why the Canadian government helped foot the bill to record this album. (Wouldn’t it be nice if our government…
Last week, Chicago’s Falldown (who I couldn’t stop gushing over back in December) recently released a music video for their dreamy “I Will Go.” Falldown is comprised of members of The Redwalls, Safe Haven, and The Hue If you can’t…
No joke, Scott Cook’s One More Time Around brought a few tears to my eye. We listen to music because it either gives us Feelings or helps us process the Feelings we have. But great musics takes those Feelings and…
Minutes, Miles, Troubels, and Trials is a 35-minute, in-your-face, set of blistering rock music. You’ll probably find yourself breathless at the end of the triumphant final track, “Low Down and Busted.” Singer Jared Griffin sounds like he’s got a jackhammer…
Hey, folks. I want to interrupt the music coverage for some blogger news. Greg over at captainsdead needs your help keeping his blog alive. He sold it to some friends a few years ago but continued his writing duties. They…
A few months ago I celebrated Virginia-based Dead Professional‘s utter pop coolness. Now, a few words from the man himself, as well as his latest song “Downtown at Sundown.” Who are your biggest influences? I like a lot of vintage…