Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

Alanna Gurr and the Greatest State — Late at Night

Alanna Gurr’s voice is immediately arresting. Pair that with the laidback, folk-inspired indie rock and you’ve got yourself some truly hypnotic music. I don’t have much ink to spill on this one — Late at Night is frighteningly easy to…

Great Mutations — Cheap Stuff

What the hell is going on upstate New York? Earlier today you read about The Lucky Jukebox Brigade, who are based in Albany. By pure coincidence, Great Mutations (a very different type of band) is based in Troy, NY. I’m…

Tusk, Her — Tusk Her

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. After listening to the first couple of tracks on Tusk Her’s debut album, I reflected on the lasting power of the male-female-guitar-drum-blues duo, that the lady’s always in…