Four Up: Aural Perigee, Far-Psych, Outer Limits And Zzz, Miss P And Q Aural Perigee Turning sweet (and savage) 16 this year, Anglo-German electro-acoustic improv trio Konk Pack combines the skill and vision of three world-class improvisers. Tim [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Oct 17, 2013 Read More Konk Pack
Last Month In Music: September 2013 Sometimes—and this will tell you more about me than about existence—life, to me, just feels like the clockwork insides of an elegant but [...] Mike Smith \ Oct 17, 2013 Read More [H]OHM logo
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of Splinter, School Daze And Age New wave/electro pioneer Gary Numan is a few years into his AARP eligibility, but his forward-thinking sense of composition remains intact. And those [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Oct 17, 2013 Read More
Four Up: You, Swamp-Pop, Post-’60S Avant Jazz And Haunted Funhouse “Hi, How Are You?” For a young band, local psych-pop outfit You has already opened for an impressive roster of acts: akron/family, Chrome Sparks, M. Geddes Gengras, [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Oct 10, 2013 Read More You
Black Eyed Dog And Yellow Wallpaper: Songs In The Key Of Blue Songs In The Key Of Blue This, the first full week in October, is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Mental illness is still such a touchy subject that most people [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Oct 10, 2013 Read More “Cotton balls. By God, those things'll be quiet now.” (Lynch/Frost Productions)
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of Vice Device/Void Vision, Last Night On Earth And Fetch Portlandite post-punk trio Vice Device leads this split with yearning vocals and dissonant riffs on “Fractured Desire.” “Even Blind” has more of a [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Oct 10, 2013 Read More
Four Up: Percussive Powerhouse, Spanapalooza Xii, Death Doc And Ka-Spel On View Percussive Powerhouse NYC-based drummer Allison Miller brings her band, BOOM TIC BOOM, to Outpost Performance Space (210 Yale SE) on Thursday, Oct. 3. Featuring Miller’s [...] Alibi \ Oct 03, 2013 Read More Allison Miller (Smith Banfield)
Sonic Reducer: Micro Reviews Of The Electric Lady, Imperium And Girls Like Us I’ve never danced harder at a concert than when Janelle Monáe opened for fellow Georgians Of Montreal in 2010; Kevin Barnes and company [...] Alibi \ Oct 03, 2013 Read More
Festival News: Tasty Brews And Party Tunes Get Hoppin’ With Hops At Nm Brew Fest If you’ve eaten your deep-fried Twinkie, visited the arts exhibits and had your fill of livestock competitions, consider a new addition to your [...] Rebecca Gonzales \ Oct 03, 2013 Read More (Compfight cc via Lauren Polinsky)
Billy Cobham’s Fierce Fusion: Spectrum 40 Refracts At Kimo Spectrum 40 Refracts At Kimo The world of jazz shares one unfortunate attribute with classic literature: There are established artists about whom no discussion is permitted unless it [...] Rudi Thornburgh \ Sep 26, 2013 Read More
