January 2013

Event Reviews

Concrete Blonde

Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano is one of the most underrated female rock singers of the past 20 years, with a powerful voice that rips your heart out at will. May Terry saw the band and looks for the suture kit to restitch her chest.

Erin McKeown

According to May Terry, activism can be fun when it's done with a friendly nudge from Erin McKeown, who delivered a great night of alternative folk with a touch of Cabaret at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC.

StarLite Film Festival 2013

Carl F Gauze previews the best ultra-low budget films for the cinema lover in all of us.

Features

“Chicago” Bob Nelson, 1944-2013

Chicago Bob Nelson passed away on January 18. James Mann recalls this legendary bluesman.

Gear Reviews

THR10

When it comes to amplifiers, Yamaha's THR10 is an odd beast. Kurt Channing attempts to find its taxonomy.

Music Reviews

3 Doors Down

The Greatest Hits (Universal Republic). Review by Christopher Long.

Arpatle

The Day After (Psychonavigation). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Bex Marshall

The House of Mercy (House of Mercy Records). Review by James Mann.

Buddy Guy

Live at Legends (Silvertone/RCA). Review by Joe Frietze.

Cat Power

Sun (Matador Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.

Crushed Out

Want to Give (Cool Clear Water Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Danny Green

A Thousand Ways Home (Tapestry). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Donald Fagen

Sunken Condos (Reprise Records). Review by James Mann.

Guided by Voices

The Bears for Lunch. Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Hot Freak Nation

Lifetime to Lifetime (Trashy Creatures Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Jimbo Mathus

Blue Light (Big Legal Mess Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Ke$ha

Warrior (RCA). Review by Laura Pontillo.

Kris Kristofferson

Feeling Mortal (KK Records). Review by James Mann.

Kurt Elling

1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project (Concord Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia

Keystone Companions: The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings (Fantasy). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Michael Zapruder

Pink Thunder (Kora Records ). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Old 97’s

Too Far to Care (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.

Otonana Trio

Stories at the Homerun Office. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Petunia-Liebling MacPumpkin

Fish Drive Edsels. Review by Matthew Moyer.

School of Seven Bells

Put Your Sad Down EP (Vagrant). Review by Jen Cray.

The 1975

Sex EP (Dirty Hit). Review by Jen Cray.

Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott

Live: We’re Usually a Lot Better Than This (Full Light Records). Review by David Whited.

Train

California 37 (Columbia Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Wild Cub

Youth. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Winterus

In Carbon Mysticism (Lifeforce Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Chris Lawhorn

Fugazi Edits. Review by Julius C. Lacking.

Print Reviews

C'mon! The Story of Rock, Ruin, and Revelation

How many ways are there to climb the music biz ladder? Chris Long climbs up, and down, and... up?