NMF Q&A: Weedghost
By Garrett Bower, Copy Chief Weedghost is the ambient drone of Athens' local Andrew Lampela and his co-conspirator Chris Poland. The duo...
Sweet Lil: Spooky Storytellers
By Garrett Bower, Copy Chief Combining intriguing lyricism and intricately layered sound, Athens-born gloomy drone rock band Sweet Lil...
Nelsonville Music Festival: Day 2
By Garrett Bower, Copy Editor Friday’s offering at Nelsonville Music Festival kicked off for me right around 4:30, late in the afternoon....
Q&A: Kevin Devine At The Crossroads Of Music And Touring
By Garrett Bower, Copy Editor Versatile singer-songwriter Kevin Devine is the human embodiment of perpetual motion. Riding the positive...
Review: Tom Brosseau - Perfect Abandon
By Garrett Bower, Copy Editor [Crossbill Records; 2015] Rating: 2.5/5 Key Tracks: “Roll Along with Me,” “Tell Me Lord” With the advent of...
Preview: DANA, The D-Rays, Weird Science, Dead Hand of Man / March 5 / Casa
By Garrett Bower, Copy Editor Casa Nueva / Thursday, March 5, 2015 Casa welcomes in curious Columbus newcomers DANA this Thursday night...
Review: JD McPherson - Let the Good Times Roll
By Garrett Bower, Staff Writer [Rounder; 2015] Rating: 4.5/10 Key Track: “Bossy” It may be 56 years since the music died but that hasn’t...
Review: Ani DiFranco - Allergic to Water
By Garrett Bower, Staff Writer [Righteous Babe; 2014] Rating: 4/10 Key Tracks: “Dithering” “Happy All the Time” At this stage in Ani...
Feature: Interview With A Nightstalker
By Garrett Bower, Staff Writer Down a shady drive in a quieter burg of Athens lies a twisted brick house that looks like it’s perpetually...
Review: Pharmakon - Bestial Burden
By Garrett Bower, Staff Writer [Sacred Bones Records; 2014] Rating: 8.5/10 Key Tracks: “Body Betrays Itself,” “Bestial Burden,”...
