Irish By Birth Vs. Irish By Name Mike Got Spiked Although the boys in Mike Got Spiked hail from Dublin, you’d never know it from their music and their patterns of speech, which [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 15, 2007 Read More Mike Got Spiked
Bad Weather California Music For Indie Record Heads ... And Your Aunt And Uncle, Too Although Chris Adolf resides in the Mile-High City, the singer, songwriter and only permanent member of neofolk project Bad Weather California prefers a [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 08, 2007 Read More Bad Weather California, also known as Chris Adolf
Sonic Reducer Like a hot bath with all the suds at the end of a hellish week or a bad breakup, the debut release from [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 08, 2007 Read More
Erin Mckeown Coming To A Lap Near You Over her decade-long career in music, 28-year-old singer/songwriter Erin McKeown has earned distinction for her wryly upbeat lyrics and a vocal style that [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 01, 2007 Read More Erin McKeown
One For Hope And Labels And Numbers Let Me Hear You Screamo! In 2005, the members of screamo-punk band One For Hope were left in a precarious position. Their lead singer had decided to leave [...] Simon McCormack \ Feb 01, 2007 Read More Going up: One For Hope (Mike O.)
The Dodos Complex Duo Form Simple Folk It would be tough to call it straight-forward folk. But, for all of his sonic tinkerings, The Dodos frontman Meric Long has constructed [...] Simon McCormack \ Jan 25, 2007 Read More The Dodos
Chief Beef And Emperors Of Japan The Atomic's Got Your Phoenix Fix Although they have nothing but kind words for a great many Phoenix bands, Stewart Alaniz of the prog-rock power-trio Chief Beef and Tony [...] Simon McCormack \ Jan 25, 2007 Read More Chief Beef
Thanksgiving Across The Pond Last Thursday marked several Thanksgiving firsts for yours truly. It was my first time celebrating the holiday overseas, the first time that I’ve [...] Simon McCormack \ Nov 30, 2006 Read More Do these English lads and ladies look like trouble or what? (That’s Simon in the very, very back in the blue shirt.)
Country-Fried State Fair Yee-Haw This year’s state fair promises the usual smattering of caramel apples, rickety rides and high-pressure carnies, but it’s also chock-full of musical talent. [...] Simon McCormack \ Sep 07, 2006 Read More Los Lobos
The Brobecks Melody’s No. 1 Fans Salt Lake City’s The Brobecks aren’t what you might expect of a band from one of the most conservative parts of the country. [...] Simon McCormack \ Sep 07, 2006 Read More The Brobeks
