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Music Album Review: CRX - "New Skin" (7.5/10)
When approaching side-project, CRX, spear-headed by Strokes guitar player Nick Valensi and produced by Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, one would expect a ... -
Live Review: Kasey Lansdale at Molly Malone's in Los Angeles, CA
Material: There’s a glorious dichotomy to Kasey Lansdale. On one hand, she’s every inch the squeaky clean, blonde bombshell country star that one could easily ... -
Music Connection's Top 25 New Music Critiques of 2016
Music Connection routinely listens to and evaluates the work of unsigned and DIY recording artists for the New Music Critiques reviews in every issue. Below ... -
Live Review: Sara Melson at Pianos in New York, NY
Material: The designation singer/songwriter must have been reserved for artists like Los Angeles-based Sara Melson, whose songs read like a diary set to music. In ... -
Live Review: Cardiac at The Viper Room in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Cardiac is a neo-progressive band reminiscent of the Cure and Pendragon. They start off telling you a tale, then take you through a long ... -
Live Review: John Novello at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, CA
Material: Though this show was billed as a celebration of his popular new contemporary jazz release Ivory Soul, veteran keyboardist John Novello launched the set ... -
Music Album Review: Stick Men - "Prog Noir" (9/10)
This is probably prog rock trio Stick Men's most accessible album to date. It’s a fairly balanced mix of vocal-oriented tunes with thoughtfully dark instrumentals ... -
Live Review: People's Blues of Richmond at Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA
Material: To describe this Richmond, VA-based trio, People's Blues of Richmond, as guitar rock would be accurate, no doubt, but it wouldn’t come close to ... -
Live Review: Gutter Bravado at Silverlake Lounge in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Born out of a desire to figure out how to play Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” punk-style, Gutter Bravado's dark vibe pulls heavily from the ... -
Live Review: Sarah Levecque at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge, MA
Material: Exploiting the commonalities between blues, roots rock and country, Sarah Levecque and her supporting players weave a delicate tapestry that soars to ethereal heights ...
