Kye Alfred Hillig has led a colorful life. Having worked among some of the most morbid aspects of life (and death) as a trauma cleanup specialist, working in institutes for the mentally ill, and a funeral parlor attendant, it’s no…
When we left off with Bobby’s Oar frontman Greg Hughes, he was making the transition between Florida and Seattle. Based on Not What I’m Looking For, it was an eventful fall for the folk-inflected punk rock singer. Not What I’m…
Do you remember where you were a year ago? I was steadfastly ignoring the inauguration and mentally girding my loins for a long, tough year ahead. In some ways, it’s been worse than anyone imagined. Terra Naomi’s heartrending “Machine Age”…
Breakups are tough to get through, but I can’t help but feel a little bad for whomever this album is about. Woolbright’s dense, guitar-heavy compositions foreground lyrics that deliver a series of burns of the highest order. If you’ve ever…
David Stone hits a remarkable balance. Maybe I’ll draw it up one of these days, but for me when I consider a song (or album) for the blog, there’s a sweet spot somewhere between country, folk, punk, and indie rock…