Chic-A-Go-Go is a Chicago-area public access program that is part B…

If alternative country went even more mainstream, the country hiding behind t…

Since Emerson, Lake, and Palmer’s classically influenced art-rock died (cultu…

Thundering out of Florida comes Sinnkwan, a powerhouse of aggressive rock/fun…

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys are unique in their sound and influence; very…

Not what I was expecting off of Tooth & Nail, but this is… this is pop….

Sometimes other peoples’ unhappiness can bring happiness to you. So it is wit…

Ivory is the color you hear. Eighties synth-pop mixed in little, bite-sized h…

While Damien Jurado is perhaps better known for his folksy acoustic songs, th…

The first two albums, while exciting and intriguing, were necessary attempts …

The Mad Caddies pulled together jazz, blues, old-timey swing, and straight-ou…

The reigning king of Zydeco has released a collection of his greatest hits th…

“I am a whore. You are a whore. We are all whores. Now the reader may be wondering if we are whores, then whom are we providing our services to? Post-punk millionaires. Punk was the last greatest movement of mankind. It was the last zeitgeist that made our lives worth living, and it challenged the mundane, everyday life that the corporate world was throwing at people.”

This second album made me listen to it a few more times than the first one be…

This album immediately becomes a living tribute to the warm, honest, emotiona…

Amongst the coolest of the newer generation black metal groups, and I’ll tell…

Aggressive and fun, fast-forward rock and roll with a sharp pop edge. This ba…

Don’t let the stage name fool you: Monsieur Leroc isn’t French, he’s really Arne Drescher, and he’s from Germany. And don’t let the label fool you, either: while his new record, Le Slow Motion Boogie Woogie may be on Cornerstone R.A.S./Skunk (best known for Sublime and Long Beach Dub All-Stars), Leroc’s opus is a funk/hip hop/jazz collage set against interesting beats and electronics. Phillip Haire corresponded with Leroc to examine the contradictions.

Acoustic Hootie? I’m not sure if I can do this release justice. Smooth groove…

Energetic, guitar-driven pop rock, more on the edge of bands like Jimmy Eat W…