By - Kristi Houk If you like: Slowdive, Horsegirl, The Cure, Ivy Matador Records It’s getting dark in here… Listening to Tracey Denim, the new album from London based trio, bar italia just as the weather is sun blasting us with upper 8o degree temps reminds me of that time I watched The Jesus and Mary Chain perform live at 2:00 in the afternoon. The fog machines don’t quite work […]

By - Jackie Lo As summer approaches, humidity cranks to 100, graduations are behind us, beach vacations scheduled, and new beginnings are planned for the fall, we should all put together a summer playlist to celebrate.  This year has graced us with a ton of great music already, but in the next few months there are some amazing albums that I can’t wait to be the soundtrack of my summer. […]

By - Kristi Houk Allow me to stretch out a little bit here. This is not typically a platform for writing about heavy hitters like Moby (he’s been bff’s with Madonna and Gwen Stefani for chrissakes), not to mention his indisputable influence on electronic music, but I am a sucker for a gospel choir and a good dose of nostalgia. So, here goes:  Released on the renowned classical music label, […]

By - Kristi Houk Recommended if you like: Blur, The Strokes, The Libertines Internet Friends is a trio from Gothenberg—the second largest city in Sweden. Dressed to Kill is their first album on the label, Icons Creating Evil Art and it’s a refreshing debut. It may just prove to be the summer record you didn’t know you needed. Cheeky in all the right ways, the song titles alone “Musicians Kill […]

By - Kristi Houk Recommended if You Like: SST catalog, TSOL, Wipers New Day Rising Never judge an album by its cover. Case in point: Härvest, the latest release from Philadelphia post-punk, dungeon metal band, Poison Ruïn. Upon first look, I wasn’t sure I would have much to relate to with this record. The color palette is mustard gas green and black with what appears to be the grim reaper […]

By - Kristi Houk Recommended if you like: Angel Olsen, Waxahatchee, Wednesday Has anyone ever made you a mixtape? Or vice-versa?  Can you remember popping it in the tape deck or cd player in your 1988 Mazda 323 hatchback late in the afternoon just before sunset hoping to discover some hidden meaning in a song?  For my money, mixtapes are the ultimate love letter or hate letter depending on the […]

By - Kristi Houk Recommended if you like: White Reaper, Fireworks, The Ramones, The Strokes, The Replacements People try to put us d-down (talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we get around (talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin' 'bout my generation) I hope I die before I get old (talkin' 'bout my generation) -"My Generation" The Who, 1965   "Degeneration," the first single off Crocodiles […]

By - Jason Hamric For fans of Noisy Guitars, Kudzu, Small Towns, Working Class Heroes, Being Real and Hopes of Escaping It was almost exactly a year ago to the day that a friend suggested I might like this band Wednesday that was playing down the street at The Firehouse, “They are kind of Shoegazy” they said which was enough for me to walk down and catch the show.  Little […]

By - Kristi Houk Recommended If You Like - Melt-Banana, Television, Boris, No Age Miracle (noun): An extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment.   Deerhoof's 19th album Miracle-Level thinks we could all use one about now. On the San-Francisco based band's Bandcamp page, Deerhoof urges the collective "we" (yes, in all caps) to: "PHASE-OUT ALL REMAINING NON-MIRACLES BY 2028 WE NEED ONLY *LOVE* SONGS (YES, THIS WORD GETS USED OFTEN)   BUT I […]