Rocky Bottom — American Man
I really, really wanted Rocky Bottom to be the nom de plume of a militant queer folk punk singer by the consolation prize — a collection of smart songs delivered with charm to spare by Alex Hernandez — is excellent.…
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Music Roundup!
1. Andrew Whitman’s “Things To Come” is a mellow and sincere look at the future. 2. Mark Mathis‘s “I Will Love You Forever” hits a little close to home, dedicated to Mathis’s son as he and his mother went through…
Blank Range — Marooned With the Treasure
Listening to Blank Range is like scratching a particularly annoying itch: sooooooooooooo refreshing and, more importantly, sooooooooooo satisfying. The band’s got a clear hodgepodge of influences: a little bit of Gaslight Anthem, a little bit of Steve Earle, a little…
Music Roundup 8/29!
1. “A Chance to Fly” by Scott Jackson is a warm song that suggests that, even though it’s off of Jackson’s debut album, this isn’t his first rodeo by a long shot. 2. John Dominy‘s “Bootstraps” reminds me of the…
WATCH A MOVIE: The Shopkeeper
There’s no question that the music industry is flailing — now even the streaming giants like Spotify and Pandora that destabilized things in the first are becoming victims of their own success and record companies are beginning to gain the…