Welp. I think it finally happened. The first album this year that I know will be on my “Best Of” list. If one were to read the bios of all of the artists Hearth Music represents, one would walk away…
Is there anything better than a world-weary bar band? I think not, says I, particularly when I’m feeling a little world-weary myself. Mud, Blood & Beer (what guys? No Oxford comma?) is the answer for your soul’s needs, whether you’re…
Mark my words: Great Peacock will be a name on everyone’s lips by the end of the year. That is, if they keep producing music that is as rich and fully-realized as the five songs on their debut EP. While…
If clever band names are gimmicky then call me a sucker. But it’s not just the Oakland Wine Drinkers Union’s name that sucked me in. Their music is (to borrow terminology from their coast) hella fun. “Work is The Curse,”…
I was at my place of work for 12 hours today. Listening to parents yell at their screw-up children as if I’d never called them to tell them what their kids are or aren’t doing. What I need is a…
Here’s a roundabout story about some simply awesome music. On Saturday, I went to Karen and the Sorrows‘ Queer Country Monthly. It was the kind of show that saves your life. While the Paisley Fields were not present at the…
Before They Sold Out may sound like wishful thinking for an indie pop band from Chicago. But with fun.’s ascendancy, it seems like power pop has earned itself a revival. And Common Shiner, with time, just may earn itself a…
Here’s a koan for you: what is the sound a hungry ghost makes when possessing a garage blues duo? That ghost sounds a lot like The End Men. There’s nothing zen about this Brooklyn-based duo. And unlike most Brooklyn-based duos,…