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New Music Critique: Beefheart Jr.
Beefheart Jr. (Robert Williams) has an ambitious vision bolstered by classic-rock reflexes, skilled sidemen and an inspired complexity that you’d expect from a Don Van ... -
Album Review: Smallpools - Lovetap! (9/10)
Indie pop band Smallpools debut with flying colors, delivering infectious, upbeat tunes that instill the desire to dance—perhaps with a bonfire on the beach or ... -
Album Review: Funeral for a Friend - "Chapter and Verse" (4/10)
The seventh studio release for Funeral for a Friend finds the band at their rawest, with crashing metal guitars, heavy rock drums and gnashing, angry ... -
Album Review: Funeral for a Friend - "Chapter and Verse"
The seventh studio release for Funeral for a Friend finds the band at their rawest, with crashing metal guitars, heavy rock drums and gnashing, angry ... -
Album Review: Anna Wilson - Jazzbird/Songbird (Score: 8/10)
A few years after her lively duets concept album Countrypolitan, jazz vocalist and renowned country/jazz songwriter Anna Wilson takes the graceful, intimate route on Jazzbird/Songbird, ... -
Live Review: Bearwulf at the Prospector
The Players: Rob Graveley, vocals, bass; Danny Cadiz, lead guitar; Kevin Kablau, drums. Material: Straight-up, good-feeling, high energy rock & roll is the best way ... -
Live Review: Freddy & Francine at Mid City Music Lounge
Material: Freddy & Francine are a folk/pop duo with sincere, relatable lyrics driven home by the duo’s down-to-earth personalities. This act has a solid range ... -
Live Review: Freddy & Francine at Mid City Music Lounge
Material: Freddy & Francine are a folk/pop duo with sincere, relatable lyrics driven home by the duo’s down-to-earth personalities. This act has a solid range ... -
Album Review: Aaron Watson - The Underdog (Score: 8/10)
It is hard to believe that this is album number 12 for Texas-born country singer/songwriter Aaron Watson. But the road to stardom is a long ... -
Album Review: Mark Ronson - Uptown Special (Score: 9/10)
Producer Ronson showcases ferocious juxtapositions, from the antiseptic Steely Dan vibe of “Summer Breaking,” through the nasty funk of “Feel Alright” featuring Mystikal, to the ... -
Live Review: Badflower at Saint Rocke
The Players: Josh Katz, vocals, guitar; Joey Morrow, guitar; Alex Espiritu, bass; Anthony Sonetti, drums. Material: Badflower are a conventional rock band whose only frills ... -
Album Review: Butch Walker- Afraid of Ghosts (Score: 7/10)
Like an intimate therapy session, Afraid of Ghosts plumbs Walker’s most intense emotions on this exquisitely crafted confessional, exploring loss, acceptance and rose-tinted nostalgia. Much ... -
Pierce the Veil Rock Hometown Show
It may be near three years since Pierce the Veil has released an album, but that didn’t stop the band from performing with the passion ... -
Album Review: Parquet Courts - Content Nausea (Score: 8/10)
Fast on the heels of their summer release, here’s an experimental EP/LP hybrid, primarily the work of frontmen Andrew Savage and Austin Brown. The album ... -
Album Review: Thick as Thieves - Love Me Blind (Score: 7/10)
The first band signed to Wayne Kramer’s Industrial Amusement imprint, this sextet pretty handily blends rock, rap and pop. Songs such as “Burning House” and ... -
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Caillat's Christmas in the Sand
Colbie Caillat Christmas In The Sand Universal Republic Producer: Various Score: 8 out of 10 The pop songstress may declare “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” in ...
