Greased Up: Rockabilly Blow Out Saturday At Launchpad Greased Up It’s the child of country and Western and rhythm and blues, the hell-raising brother of rock and roll. Rockabilly roared into its own [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jul 05, 2012 Read More
Wild Nothing: Jack Tatum’s Indie Pop Revival Jack Tatum’s Indie Pop Revival Wild Nothing is a one-man project of Brooklynite and Williamsburg, Va. native Jack Tatum. His music unapologetically harkens the twinkling melancholy of ’80s [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jul 05, 2012 Read More Tatum knows how to wear a smart chambray button-down. (Shawn Brackbill)
Flyer On The Wall: Bloodlettng Bloodletting If you like your gay on the Rob Halford end of the sonic spectrum, Leeches of Lore, Boar Worship, Fando and Contortionist are [...] Alibi \ Jun 28, 2012 Read More
Music History: The King Of Rock And Rollers The Making Of Dick Clark And The Breaking Of Alan Freed Dick Clark’s April death reminded me of a rock-and-roll Christmas Jubilee concert I saw at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater on Flatbush Avenue during [...] Louis Nayman \ Jun 28, 2012 Read More
Aural Fixation: Pride-Time Disco Nap Mix Ten Mellow, Bittersweet, Gay Songs Pride can be exhausting—perhaps you need a disco nap? Go ahead and make a cup of chamomile and take a break from the [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jun 28, 2012 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Album Reviews Of The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Fiona Apple And Sébastien Tellier The Daredevil Christian Wright is most easily described as an American, even-more-baroque-feeling Belle & Sebastian. The sound on this, the second album, perhaps [...] Alibi \ Jun 21, 2012 Read More
South Valley Gris-Gris: Felix Y Los Gatos Conjures Spellbinding Sounds Felix Y Los Gatos Conjures Spellbinding Sounds Judging from Ocho, the new album from Felix y los Gatos, Felix Peralta (guitar, vocals) has been knee-deep in some hard times lately: [...] Mel Minter \ Jun 21, 2012 Read More
Fotw: Tail Date Tail Date A skilled application of kelly green and robin’s egg blue with muted brown. Asymmetrical lines add an appealing graphic touch. A happy photographic [...] Alibi \ Jun 21, 2012 Read More
Song Roulette: Felix Peralta’s Random Tracks Guitarist and vocalist Felix Peralta is releasing a new album— Ocho —with his band, Felix y los Gatos. We asked the multigenre-influenced musician [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jun 21, 2012 Read More
Glamorous: You’re Invited To The Alibi’s Pre-Pride Glam Dance Party You’re Invited To The Alibi’s Pre-Pride Glam Dance Party In the ’70s, rock and roll flew an intergalactic cruise ship to the planet Glitter and mined its three moons—Pleasure, Androgyny and Polyester. [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jun 21, 2012 Read More
