Bits

Published on November 1st, 2019

Since his days in college posting homemade recordings under fictional band names, Dylan Baldi of Cloud Nothings has combined the search for perfection in song »

Published on October 31st, 2019

If the Cramps, Devo and the B-52’s got it on in the Big Easy and bore a baby resembling Roky Erickson, that strange child would »

Published on October 31st, 2019

Leave it to the Japanese to distill the power of minimalism down to a single syllable: “Ma.” Similar but not identical to the old saw »

Published on October 29th, 2019

There is nothing greedy or criminal in how Thievery Corporation go about their business. The EDM duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton typically releases »

Published on October 29th, 2019

Perfect storms may leave brutal devastation in their wake but there is something beautifully natural in their formation and existence. How could anyone deny such »

Published on October 28th, 2019

Intrinsic to the ’90s surf/skate punk scene spawned by southern California, Hermosa Beach rockers Pennywise live the ethos of their latest album, “Never Gonna Die.” »

Published on October 19th, 2019

From the gender-identity woes discussed by the Kinks, stage personas of Irish courtesans, romantic triangles in the hottest spot north of Havana and the excesses »

Published on September 25th, 2019

Picturesque lyrics and anxiety fueled vocals strewn bombastically atop tear-your-hair-out, rock ’n’ roll ferocity — this is the unapologetic motif of Frankie and the Witch »

Published on September 25th, 2019

Some people dream of being creators and others find a way to make outlets for their creations. AL1CE, from Los Angeles, do both with an »

Published on September 25th, 2019

Robert Johnson was so enamored with music he sold his soul to the devil to become the best blues player of all time. And with »

Published on September 24th, 2019

The actual recording process for Public Sound’s debut album took months, but for the West Palm Beach-based brass band, creating an LP from scratch was »

Published on September 15th, 2019

Out from the depths of our black, industrious hearts seeps the painstaking cry of our souls, this sound eloquently manifested in the guttural echoing screams »