Review: Royal Thunder - Crooked Doors
By Sam Carroll, Contributor [Relapse Records; 2015] Rating: 4/5 Key Tracks: “Time Machine," “The Bear I," “The Bear II” Royal Thunder is...
Show Preview: EP Release Show with Hot to Trot, Rockwell Family Dinner, Goldenbear / April 17 / The
By Abbie Doyle, Editorial Director The Smiling Skull Saloon / Friday, April 17, 2015 When asked what kind of movie the band Hot to Trot...
Record Store Day Picks
Abbie Doyle, Editorial Director David Bowie/Tom Verlaine - Kingdom Come [Rhino, RSD 2015] I must admit, despite the sad size of my...
Review: Teenage Bottlerocket - Tales From Wyoming
By Chris Reinbold, Staff Writer [Rise; 2015] Rating: 2.5/5 Key Tracks: “Nothing Else Matters (When I’m With You),” “Too Much La Collina”...
Review: Ludacris - Ludaversal
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam; 2015] Rating: 2.5/5 Key Tracks: “Come And See Me,” “Call Ya Bluff” It’s...
Lobsterfest Q&A: Weyes Blood
Megan Fair, Copy Chief Weyes Blood, the musical entity of Natalie Mering, is a spacious and experimental creation driven by Mering’s...
Review: The Mountain Goats - Beat the Champ
By Eric Perzanowski, Staff Writer [Merge; 2015] Rating: 3.5/5 Key Tracks: “The Legend of Chavo Guerrero,” “Stabbed to Death Outside of...
Review: Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
By Sam Carroll, Contributor [Big Dada: 2015] Rating: 2/5 Key Tracks: “Rain or Shine,” “Old Rock N Roll” Genre names can be so obscure...
Review: Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp
By Megan Fair, Copy Chief [Merge; 2015] Rating: 4/5 Key Tracks: “Air,” “La Loose,” “<” Waxahatchee, the musical entity that is Katie...
Preview: Tino, Doxcity, Dysfunktional Family / April 11 / Casa Nueva
By Joe Cooke, Contributor Saturday, April 11, 2015 / Casa Nueva Dayton hip-hop artist Tino took Casa Nueva by storm last September. This...
