The Routes
Mesmerised (Action Weekend). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
Mesmerised (Action Weekend). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
In Shambles (Pig Baby). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
I Used to be Pretty (Yep Roc). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Live at the Neptune Theatre (PledgeMusic). Review by Laura Pontillo.
White Reaper Does It Again (Polyvinyl). Review by Jen Cray.
This is the Sonics. Review by Scott Adams.
Many have called them the first punk band. Others insist they were the first “grunge” act. Regardless of their place in rock’s family tree, The Sonics’ influence has reached as far as Nirvana and The White Stripes. Recently reunited after 40 years apart, New Year’s Eve found The Sonics playing a homecoming show. Steve Stav was there to capture all their furious glory.
The Complete Columbia Singles (Collectors’ Choice). Review by Steve Stav.
Pronounced Normal (Collectors Choice Music/Rhino). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Second Rekoning (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.