Author Archive
03 Feb 2012
DVD Review: From Straight to Bizarre
A new DVD from Sexy Intellectual – the outfit responsible for informative and incisive docu-DVDs on Brian Eno and many other influential figures in music – takes an in-depth look […]
02 Feb 2012
Akron/Family: Getting to Know the Unknowable, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Other than the departure of one your members awhile back, what do you think is the main qualitative difference between your sound and approach […]
01 Feb 2012
Akron/Family: Getting to Know the Unknowable, Part One
Allmusic.com describes Akron/Family as “exasperatingly unknowable.” All I can say is that the bio writer must not have spent any time in conversation with the band. Sure, their music draws […]
31 Jan 2012
EP Review: Third of Never – Life Saver
Life Saver is a various-artists EP. Then again, it’s not. The five tracks on this disc feature CJ Grogan on two tracks, two cuts from Kurt Reil of The Grip […]
30 Jan 2012
Ozric Tentacles’ Perpetual Groove
I first discovered Ozric Tentacles in 2009. Their heady mix of modern and psychedelic styles is a popular draw on the live circuit, and their vast back catalog is full […]
27 Jan 2012
Album Revews: Various Artists – Catbone’s ‘Jukin with de Blues’ Series
Catbone is a blues-centric imprint of MVD Audio, and is headed by one Ken Hatley, a blues aficionado and musician himself. A series of releases under the confusingly- and possibly-misleading […]
26 Jan 2012
Hundred-word Reviews: January 2012
Here’s another installment in my occasional series of capsule reviews. My self-imposed limit for this particular exercise is 100 words on each release. The Valery Trails – Ghosts and […]
25 Jan 2012
Album Review: River Guerguerian – Grooves for Odd Times
If you’ve ever witnessed or experienced it, you’ll remember. You’re in a church of some sort – or maybe it’s a community campfire gathering. Whatever: the musical accompaniment launches into […]
24 Jan 2012
My Worst Gig Ever: Frank’s in Kennesaw
Back in, oh, it must have been 1985 or so, I played in a mostly-covers band called Remote Control. Based in metro Atlanta, we got a good bit of work. […]
23 Jan 2012
Album Review: Maggie and Terre Roche – Seductive Reasoning
Since my discovery of their music, The Roches have long been a sentimental favorite for me. Having grown up on a steady diet of pop and rock, I didn’t take […]