Month: September 2013

Posted on: September 26, 2013 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Willie Nelson To All the Girls… Review

If you’re don’t like the latest Willie Nelson record, just give it a couple of months, as there’s bound to be another one just about to come out. That’s actually not hyperbole, when you consider Willie has put out 68 albums to date, and that’s just counting studio releases, not live albums, compilations, box sets, etc. At 80, the legend (and yes, he has definitely earned that title at this…

Posted on: September 26, 2013 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Young Widows Settle Down City CD Review

  This is the new side project of members from Breather Resist. Having not heard Breather Resist, my review of Young Widows will not be tainted by my impressions on the earlier act. However, Young Widows start off their “Settle Down City” in much the same way that a snowball first gains speed. This is done by creating interesting instrumental arrangements during the title / opening track, insinuating a set…

Posted on: September 26, 2013 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Bob Dylan – Another Self Portrait: The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 CD Review

  Bob Dylan’s 1970 album Self-Portrait was welcomed by Rolling Stone magazine with the rather succinct review opener: “What is this shit?” Needless to say quite a few Dylan diehards had no idea how to take the troubadour’s tenth album; a double record set featuring mainly covers of old pop and folk hits. It was rightly maligned at the time with it’s puzzling selection of covers and sappy, cluttered string…

Posted on: September 25, 2013 Posted by: David S. Timbercrest Comments: 0

Chelsea Wolfe Show Review – Austin, TX – September 6th, 2013

Chelsea Wolfe is an anomaly.   She may be the only artist in history to cover songs by both Biggie Smalls and Rudimentary Peni. Her music is hauntingly tragic and the vocal accompaniment is often stunningly airy, a perfect soundtrack for the death and decay of fall. Last time Chelsea Wolfe was in town she did a minimal acoustic performance but on this evening the full band was brought along to…

Posted on: September 25, 2013 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Stories We Tell DVD Review

Despite being a documentary, the brilliant Stories We Tell unspools more like a fictional family drama. Helmed by actress (The Sweet Hereafter, Dawn of the Dead) and director (Away From Her) Sarah Polley, she turns the camera on her own family for this one.    Narrated by her actor/father, the doc examines Polley’s family, specifically her mom and dad and whether or not the man who raised her was her…

Posted on: September 24, 2013 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Max Gomez Rule The World Review

Max Gomez certainly isn’t the first to bring together country, pop and folk influences, but he has done a noteworthy job of blending the three seemingly disparate genres for his debut. Like John Prine and Townes Van Zandt before him, Gomez succeeds where many others fail, by being able to turn out interesting lyrics. When you are backed by acoustic guitars and mellow drumming, you can’t hide a weak voice…

Posted on: September 22, 2013 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Your Days Are Numbered Dana Walker Rides Again Review

  I expected another batch of the same bland and generic technical-hardcore that has dominated the central Ohio scene when I first looked at Your Days Are Numbered’s disc. In fact, the front cover even is done in the same style as another local act, The Heartland. Anyways, “Dana Walker Rides Again” comes out surprisingly close to an Against Me! type of sound with “Crazed Romance”. The technical guitar riffs…

Posted on: September 22, 2013 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Youth Group Skeleton Jar Review

  Youth Group starts off their “Skeleton Jar” with a very Radiohead/Postal Service-sounding track in “Shadowland”. The same sound predominates during the disc’s title track, which has a solid feel that seemes perfectly acceptable compared with much of the college-rock out current. The guitar, bouncy throughout really lifts up and invigorates the dreamy vocals of Toby. Looking back to the Merseybeat sound just a little bit during “Lillian Lies”, the…

Posted on: September 22, 2013 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Zero 7 The Garden CD Review

  The very sedate opening of “Futures” sounds as if Zero 7 has taken on the mantle of folk rock that was previously worn by acts like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. The infusion of this style with a very electronic-based atmosphere puts this act into a current context as well as makes the disc that much more interesting. The use of a number of guest vocalists during “The Garden”…

Posted on: September 22, 2013 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Heaven’s Basement Giveaway

  We are giving away tickets to each stop of the Heaven’s Basement / The Pretty Reckless tour, and we’ll sweeten the deal with a HB t-shirt and a bottle of Fire, Fire Sauce. Entering is easy – just check out the bottom of this post for more information.   NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY…