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Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Roadshow — Reclamation of the Pie-Eyed Piper

ByRachel CholstApr 27, 2012

I’m almost tempted to cheat and say that this is the best album of 2012, even though it was released back in November. It’s because I didn’t even know it existed until this week — a criminal oversight, I know.…

The Only Sons — When The New Wears Off

The Only Sons — When The New Wears Off

ByRachel CholstApr 25, 2012

The Only Sons caught my attention with their first album, Steel Hearts (which you can download for FREE from their site.) It certainly sounded like a first album. Though there was plenty of drive and lots of great hooks, I…

The District Attorneys — Slowburner

The District Attorneys — Slowburner

ByRachel CholstApr 24, 2012

First, some housekeeping notes. I’m going to put aside the Sunday Basics column aside from now. Stats show that I don’t get too many visitors on Sundays, and at the moment I need to devote my writing to cover letters…

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Melissa and Paul — Live Hard

ByRachel CholstApr 21, 2012

My biggest complaint about Melissa and Paul is that it’s inconvenient to get to their music. Some of us just aren’t cool enough to have turntables. I guess that means we have to turn to Bandcamp. Punknews has a stream…

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FREE MUSIC: The Grand Prospect

ByRachel CholstApr 18, 2012

A few seconds into The Grand Prospect’s EP I thought, “Are these guys really from Brooklyn?” Because, frankly, they have too much soul and authenticity. As Tim Barry pointed out in “Fine Foods Market” (off his new CD) there are…