Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

Gas Money — Untethered

Guys. Why don’t I just move to Philadelphia? There’s brewpubs out the wazoo and then there are bands like Gas Money. Oh yeah. They have a completely dysfunctional public education system. No way I’d be able to find work there.…

Maynard and the Musties — West

Maynard and the Musties sound like kicking road dust off your boots and spitting out the grit of your teeth. Tough stuff, but satisfying because you know you’ve reached your destination and you’re about to pour yourself a tall tumbler…

The Breton Sound — MAPS

Actually, the full title of the album is MAPS (or cartography and the art of generalization) but I didn’t want to break Blogger. The title is almost as long as the EP itself, but the EP is as enjoyable as…

Gone Drinkin’

Folks, I’m going to the Land of Beer for a week. (Germany, that is.) In the meantime, enjoy Charles Hale’s weekly radio show, the Ajax Diner Book Club. Charles writes for Ninebullets and is basically the man. Ajax Diner Book…

Dirty Streets — Blades of Grass

I have not yet finished listening to the Dirty Streets’ Blades of Grass, but I can honestly say this is a fucking great album. The cover art pretty much tells you what you need to know. (By the way, it…