rawk Archive
29 May 2018
Boytoy Sez: G’day, Mates!
Discovering Boytoy can be a confusing experience. Visit the web page for the band’s 2014 self-titled debut EP and you’ll read that the group is from Tasmania. “For some reason, […]
26 May 2018
EP Review: Crooked Flower — Darkness and Light
Darkness and Light is a new EP from Berkeley, California quartet Crooked Flower. Released this week, the EP is the latest release from the group who scored both “Song of […]
23 May 2018
Hundred-word Reviews for May 2018
There’s so much great new music that it’s difficult to keep up with it all. I’m here to help, but it’s tough for me to keep pace as well. To […]
22 May 2018
Chuck Lichtenberger’s Real Feel
The last few years have seen a lot of changes for Asheville, N.C.-based songwriter and keyboardist Chuck Lichtenberger. His marriage and band ended, and he faced some serious mental health […]
18 May 2018
Ozomatli: Building Bridges to Younger Fans
Genre-blurring band Ozomatli has long been recognized for its socially and politically conscious music. Combining rock, Latin music and hip-hop with positive messages, the Los Angeles-based collective has earned both […]
17 May 2018
Alejandro Escovedo is Still Burning Brightly
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Alejandro Escovedo released his 14th album, Burn Something Beautful, in late 2016. Reaction to the album—in many ways a return to the rocking end of Escovedo’s […]
15 May 2018
Michael Schenker Takes it to the Next Level
Michael Schenker is quite likely the most famous and acclaimed German-born guitarist in the history of rock. Picking up the guitar early, by his teens Schenker joined older brother Rudolf […]
14 May 2018
Michael Schenker Fest: Four Singers, Full Potential
Guitarist Michael Schenker rose to fame in the 1970s as the lead guitarist in his older brother’s band, Scorpions. German-born Schenker soon set off on a path of his own, […]
11 May 2018
Liza Anne’s Turn for the Rockier (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… When you finish a recording session, do you feel like you’re able to say that it’s done, or are you the sort of person who wants […]
10 May 2018
Liza Anne’s Turn for the Rockier (Part One)
Liza Anne is the stage name of St. Simons Island-born Elizabeth Anne Odachowski. Nominally a folk musician, on her debut album — 2014’s The Colder Months — she crafted a […]