Great Peacock — Great Peacock EP
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…
Oakland Wine Drinkers Union — Local 88
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,”…
Uncle Leon and the Alibis — Wild Ways
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…
The Paisley Fields — Dixie Queen
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…
Common Shiner — Before They Sold Out Part 2
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…
The End Men — Play With Your Toys
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,…
Todd May – Rickenbacker Girls
I saw Todd last Thursday down at Webster Hall. He followed a true turd of a band. A bunch of guys who were impressed with themselves for playing extended guitar solos, convinced they had invented ’70s southern rock. I’ve been…
The Creak Covers Just About Everybody
The best part of Fridays is when your lunchbreak kinda just turns into an extended break that lasts, oh, I dunno…the whole day. The Creak gave you something to fill your time with. They posted a bunch of cover videos…