Reviews
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Duster, Stratosphere. My copy: 2019 reissue on cream colored vinyl by Numero Group Duster formed around 1996 and released the now insanely popular slowcore album Stratosphere in 1998. The album begins with wavering synth and shimmering guitar chirps, setting the stage for a very specific atmosphere. Themes of space travel are referenced in lyrics and […]
Unwound, “Leaves Turn Inside You,” Album Review. Reviewer Josh Reedy. My copies: 2018 reissue by Numero Group, 2021 limited repress on “scarlette” red vinyl by Numero Group and the 2023 limited tour pressing with inverted colors by Numero Group. I knew the time would come for me to gush about this album again. Leaves Turn […]
Review of the Soul-Jazz Collective, by Ed Conway. If it’s Tuesday, it must be Jazz Night at The Lark Street Tavern. The venerable tavern, first opened in 1934, has gone through several face-lifts over the years, including a nearly total rebuild after a 2010 fire that gutted the building. Back in 2022, new owner Chris […]
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performed at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on March 21st, 2023. This is the review, by Ed Conway. The preeminent 40s, swing era, big band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy made a stop at one of the most sonically perfect venues, The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The band began in 1989 […]
Brian Eno is a legend in ambient music and production for a reason. Reflection was gifted to me by a relative who knows that I enjoy Eno’s other works, and it became clear upon first listen that Eno has not lost his touch. Reflection is an hour-long piece that is broken into four separate sections […]
My Seattle friend Angela Tini has stepped out from band The Starjays and recorded a new album. Yep, the lady with the big voice decided to show off her songwriting chops and gathered a who’s who of west coast roots musicians and put her own stamp on it, she dubbed her Long Beach Wrecking Crew. […]
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