Aural Fixation: Bob Seger’s Secret Sonic Past Bob Seger’s Secret Sonic Past I had no idea Bob Seger was an early punk. He’d always been the definition of mainstream to me—a gravelly, guttural, overtly masculine [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 12, 2012 Read More
Spotlight: Supersuckers Are Too Dumb To Quit Too Dumb To Quit Seattle’s Supersuckers might be virtually unknown if it weren’t for the toss of a coin. In the spring of 1989, a quarter decided [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 12, 2012 Read More
Flyer On The Wall: Like A Rhinestone Cowboy Like A Rhinestone Cowboy Leeches of Lore, Fando, Fart House and Phantom Lake diddle on gee-tars at the Launchpad (618 Central SW) on Friday, Jan. 13. The [...] Alibi \ Jan 12, 2012 Read More
Spotlight: Tuning Into Environmental Hip-Hop New Songs About Green Jobs, Alternative Energy And Better Air Quality Hit The ’Hood New Bedford, Mass., does not seem a likely home for a new wave of environmental art. In the 19 th century, this harbor [...] Christopher Weber \ Jan 05, 2012 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Album Reviews This album features Gregorian chants from four previous independent releases by Northern New Mexico’s Monks of the Desert, along with four new chants [...] Geoffrey Plant \ Jan 05, 2012 Read More
Song Roulette: Jim Phillips’ Random Tracks Jim Phillips is singer/guitarist for local indie rock/power pop stalwart Lousy Robot. The band plays a show on Friday, Jan. 6, at Low [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 05, 2012 Read More Jim Phillips on a Lousy Robot video shoot
Flyer On The Wall: Five Minute Sin Album Release Five Minute Sin Album Release Congratulations to Five Minute Sin on the release of its new album, Amuse . Hear it live at the Launchpad on Saturday, Jan. [...] Alibi \ Jan 05, 2012 Read More
Jazzed Reducer: Hubkaphonist Mark Weber On 6 Times around the Sun, hubkaphonist Mark Weber presents an abundant collection of strange and wonderful music, teaming up with nine adventurous [...] Mel Minter \ Dec 29, 2011 Read More
The Top Ten Albums From 2011 A Retrospective Of 2011’S Foremost Albums Portland-based ambient noise musician Liz Harris doesn’t veer far afield from her usual method on Grouper’s double LP. Anything these solo compositions might [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Dec 29, 2011 Read More
Fotw: Vertigo Vertigo The poster for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 classic thriller now serves as the announcement of a New Year’s Eve party at Dad’s House. Gusher, [...] Alibi \ Dec 29, 2011 Read More
