It’s Election Night and I’m virtually biting my nails here. Good thing I have the Creole String Beans to calm me down. Co-founded by ex-Cowboy Mouth bassist Rob Savoy, the Creole String Beans have reportedly won a Grammy nomination (or…
I recently reviewed Paul Sanchez’s Nine Lives. As we learn more about the devastation caused by Sandy, the closing number is a prescient reminder of the work we need to do. If you can spare it, the Ali Forney Center…
The Delta Routine’s third album begins with a bold promise: “I won’t waste your time.” And the band delivers. Clocking in at 35 minutes, Cigarettes and Caffeine Nightmares is a kick in the pants of blues rock, garage rock, power…
Hurricane Sandy’s finally starting to make her mark here in upper Manhattan. By a stroke of serendipity, the winds have set off a car alarm that just so happens to be in the same key and tempo as MONARCH’s “Keith’s…
The thing I’ve most enjoyed about being a blogger is the opportunity to delve into subgenres that I hadn’t really listened to before. Bill Evans is a name I’ve heard tossed around, but didn’t know to seek out. If that’s…
Jersey girl Jo Wymer is back with the latest single from her sophomore album. It’s just as kick-ass and ’80s-tastic as we’ve come to expect. Rearview Mirror You can purchase the single for a cool dollar here.
There are only two words that come to mind when I think of this album: sexual frustration. And where else does the blues come from, if not our lonely crotches? It’s dripping off of every chord, every beat, every primal…
One of the cool things about working with kids is that everything is new to them. It also means that you end up feeling really freaking old. My school has a program for at-risk students to help them not drop…