Album Review: Vol. 1 by Ted’s Diner N. Malte Collins February 6, 2019Ted’s Diner’s first studio album is an intimate collection of tracks that explore an immediate feeling of camaraderie and community....
Album Review: Civilization by Sweeps Jared Steinberg December 14, 2018On his latest album, Civilization, local artist Sweeps explores time travel with hip-hop as his copilot. Packed with jazz-laced melodic...
Album Review: Paper Crown by The Ballroom Thieves Alexis den Boggende December 10, 2018The Ballroom Thieves conjure themes of nomadic melancholy and bouts of heartbreak in their haunting new EP. The Ballroom Thieves’...
Album Review: Joy In The Wild Unknown by Ripe Anna Marketti December 10, 2018Ripe’s debut LP celebrates looking inward and, truly, finding joy in the Wild Unknown If you’ve ever been to a...
Album Review: Come Around by Birdland Avenue Mikey Enwright December 3, 2018On their debut record, Come Around, neo-vocal pop group Birdland Avenue show flashes of songwriting brilliance and bring their a...
EP Review: Hand-Drawn Hearts by American Ink Mary Menzemer November 7, 2018American Ink doles out a heady amount of pop-punk with a garage rock twist to deliver reminiscences on adolescence and...
Album Review: The Drunk Monkeys by The Drunk Monkeys Mario Esquivel October 29, 2018The Drunk Monkeys take a journey through self awareness and personal growth in their self-titled debut. On the cover of...
Album Review: Contact Sports by Squirrel Flower Adam Kaminski October 25, 2018With Contact Sports, local singer-songwriter Squirrel Flower presents a clinical rendering of grungy guitar Squirrel Flower, the alter ego of...
Album Review: Shake Me Up by Jill McCracken Mario Esquivel October 23, 2018Honest explorations of love, heartbreak, and self discovery hide behind Jill McCracken’s catchy Motown-inspired pop tunes. Soul drips from Jill...
Album Review: [OKAY MAYBE A LITTLE] (fragments of the present kaleidoscope) by Cole Blouin N. Malte Collins October 22, 2018Cole Blouin’s newest EP croons, samples, and stumbles its way along to create a weird, yet lovable, piece of music. Cole Blouin,...
