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Live Review: Westerner at Timewarp Records in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Westerner offer a completely entertaining blend of precision-played psychedelic glam rock. Funky beats and occasional electronics are applied to a showy indie-rock style that ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Scott Cook
With a musical metabolism all his own, laidback Canadian Scott Cook has a disarming honesty, a genuinely humanistic soul bordering on innocence that is hard ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Doreen Taylor
There’s no question that Doreen Taylor can sing. Whether on the aching, anguished “Over” or the sweetly inspirational “Unstoppable” or the triumphant “You & Me,” ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Willodean
Propelled by the songs of keyboardist Randy Wooten and spearheaded by the vocals of Abbie Huxley, Willodean have plenty going for themselves, not the least ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: The Falling Birds
An NYC duo with back-to-basics values, the Falling Birds have a firm grip on the stripped-down, amped-acoustic, alt- roots-rock sound and give it a thoroughly ... -
7
New Music Critique: Big City Cowgirl
New Yorker Sondra Toscano, a.k.a. Big City Cowgirl, has a knack for catchy choruses, and each of her songs shows a firm grasp of the basic ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Dexx Almighti
Houston-based artist Dexx Almighti has a consistent vision, an ability to create joints that seem cut from one sonic cloth. His best is “Addicted,” where a ... -
8.3
New Music Critique: Bonsai Mammal
Electronic composer Jimmy Harry brings substantial chops to his Bonsai Mammal compositions, each one a complete and balanced morsel of sophisticated sonics (vast, epic reverb!) ... -
6.8
New Music Critique: CURTIS
St. Louis native CURTIS has plenty of heart and soul, but his vision currently outshines his execution. The unabashed love tribute “Love Me All Day” ... -
7
New Music Critique: Little Sandwitch
Femme rockers Little Sandwitch do a solid job of recapturing the spirit of their ‘90s era grunge sisters (such as Bikini Kill) with a studied ...
