Dirt City Archives: The Big River Band The Big River Band It’s 1978. I’m 20 years old, living in a log cabin in the East Mountains. A few miles away on South 14 stands [...] Captain America \ May 07, 2015 Read More The Big River (Courtesy of artist)
You Can’t Keep A Good Band Down: Pilot To Bombardier Returns Pilot To Bombardier Returns It was the year 2000. Kurt Cobain was six years dead. “Alternative rock”—the self-appointed “successor” to punk—was shifting. There were still plenty of [...] Captain America \ Jan 01, 2015 Read More Pilot To Bombardier: From left, Rhian Batson, Travis Williams, Sean McCullough and Miguel Villarreal (Sean McCullough)
On The Record With Get Action: Hometown Supergroup Releases 7-Inch Hometown Supergroup Releases 7-Inch “Supergroup.” That term is derived from the 1968 LP Super Session—featuring Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills—and it’s used to describe a [...] Captain America \ Nov 13, 2014 Read More Get Action (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Collected Works: A Paean To Analog Burque Music Comps A Paean To Analog Burque Music Comps It’s difficult to believe that releasing a CD is essentially an anachronism. Can uploading a collection of different bands be rightfully called a [...] Captain America \ Sep 11, 2014 Read More (Captain America)
Music To Your Ears: I Want Kandy They rock, they shred, and they melt faces. In this regard they are tireless. However, the members of Mother Death Queen are not [...] Captain America \ May 29, 2014 Read More Mother Death Queen (Courtesy of artist)
The Eyes Have It: Dum Dum Girls Dim Dum Dum Girls Dim What, again with the obscure comparisons? Yeah, it’s the music writer’s stock-in-trade because we really can’t say much besides asinine things like “soaring [...] Captain America \ Mar 06, 2014 Read More
The Chile Bowl: Yawn-Inducing State Rivalry Obscures Gmo Issue Yawn-Inducing State Rivalry Obscures Gmo Issue Here was a “news” item that I lost interest in as soon as it happened. And with its ultimate outcome being decided by [...] Captain America \ Feb 06, 2014 Read More El Rincon Farm in Chimayó, NM (usda.gov)
Following Cults: On Aural Sects, Lazy Crit And Static On Aural Sects, Lazy Crit And Static Pick a review of Cults—any review—and you’ll find references to girl groups and walls of sound. Umm … no. Comments like these tell [...] Captain America \ Nov 07, 2013 Read More Cults (Courtesy of artist)
Pop Combo Defies Cover Band Stereotypes: Checking In With The 5 Star Motelles Checking In With The 5 Star Motelles I hate cover bands. Or, more accurately, I hate the raison d’être and demand for cover bands, an unimaginative audience that is only [...] Captain America \ Oct 24, 2013 Read More
Old Neon And Mercury Rising: Rockabilly On The Route Serves Up Sonic Sizzle Rockabilly On The Route Serves Up Sonic Sizzle With all the events happening at the inaugural Rockabilly on the Route weekender—the Wheels on 66 Classic Car Show, the Route 66 Burnout, [...] Captain America \ Jun 06, 2013 Read More (Pinup-ology Kustom Photography)