Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

The Harmonica Lewinskis — Dad Rock

How about some ska? No? (Party pooper.) How about some Southern rock? Bossa nova? Punk? Here. Check out Dad Rock. I always appreciate bands with pun-derful names, but the Harmonica Lewinskies are definitely  more than a novelty band. Their musical…

Sulfur City — Sulfur City

If you’ve been waiting for a rock’n’roll album that’s going to save your soul (released in 2014, anyway), then here it is. Holy smokes. Sulfur City is a powerhouse of grunge, punk, and soul. There are plenty of people out…

KERMIT — We Tripantu

I was approached by KERMIT late this summer with this rousing single. I’m not into jazz as much as I’d like to be, so I don’t have an educated reason for liking this. It’s definitely dynamic and even though it…

American Thread — Songs In the War

American Thread is the kind of band this blog exists for. Beautiful songwriting, honest-to-goodness rock’n’roll, and oblique John Mellencamp references will always capture my heart. In short, American Thread is the only good thing to come out of Boston. Songs…