CD Review: ‘Aura Vista Motel’ by Vaudeville Etiquette
By Danielle Boise Seattle-based band, Vaudeville Etiquette follows up their 2014 debut album, Debutants & Dealers with the release of their sophomore album, Aura Vista Motel, which was released on May 6. And believe me, I’ve listen to this album doz ...
CD Review: ‘Just Crazy Enough’ by SHEL
I feel as though I’ve lost something… No, not lost, but forgotten something. Something that was so present in my life once upon a time, but now has been buried under the burden of adulthood. Each day passes before my eyes as I drone on, carrying around ...
CD Review: ‘Uprise’ by Nemesea
Dutch rock band Nemesea blend hard rock with electronica on its fourth album, Uprise. The opening track “Hear Me” is reminiscent of Queens of the Stone with its driving stoner beat. However, the similarities end there once frontwoman Manda Ophuis' operati ...
CD Review: ‘Retrogore’ by Aborted
Aborted's ninth record, Retrogore, is another serving of gore splattered technical death metal. The band kicks things into high gear on the title track. It features everything we love about Aborted with its grinding drums and skull splitting riffs. The ba ...
CD Review: ‘Unsaved Progress’ by Double Experience
Sometimes you encounter a band that moves you so much, you're forced to create a really cheesy, embarrassing video in their honor! That's my excuse, anyway, for this video review for Unsaved Progress, the third release by Canadian nerdy neo-rockers, Dou ...
CD Review: ‘Tango Umbrella’ by American Head Charge
Many folks born post 1993 are too young to remember the nu-metal era from 1996-2003. American Head Charge is one of the bands from that period that never enjoyed the success of bands like Korn or Slipknot. Tango Umbrella is the band's first studio LP in 1 ...
CD Review: ‘No One Can Save You From Yourself’ by Walls of Jericho
An eight year absence has not dulled Walls of Jericho's aggression. The stalwarts of American metalcore return with its fifth record, No One Can Save You From Yourself. Frontwoman Candace Kucsulain's guttural vocals grab your attention on the colossal “Il ...
CD Review: ‘Sunrise to Sundown’ by Spiritual Beggars
Spiritual Beggars keep the rock rolling on its ninth record, Sunrise to Sundown. The title track is a straight forward rocker with a tinge of psychedelia. The song is rather generic despite frontman Apollo Papathanasio's souful vocals. Things improve on “ ...
CD Review: ‘Children Of The Program’ by We Love The Underground
It’s been two and a half months since I finished reading “Children Of The Program” by Brad W. Cox. I was transfixed by the web of intrigue that he painted for the reader, but was also curious as to how he’d perform the next piece of the puzzle. Not only ...
Better B Brief: ‘Traveling Roots’ by Matt Flinner Trio
Woody. Oaken. Not a finely aged whiskey, distilled to perfection, but a finely played musical collection, also distilled to perfection. The Matt Flinner Trio has just released their most recent instrumental effort, Traveling Roots, an album built from ...