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Tera Melos - Trash Generator

Album Review: “Trash Generator” by Tera Melos

September 3, 2017

Sacramento math rock trio Tera Melos is a musical enigma from the depths of the West Coast music scene. Drawing upon everything from tinny 8-bit melodies to ripping Rush-style chord progressions, Tera...

Villains by Queens of the Stone Age

Album Review: “Villains” by Queens of the Stone Age

By The verdict: 4 out of 5 Stars September 2, 2017

On “Villains,” Josh Homme’s desert-metal music collective goes groovy with assistance from pop and electronic producer Mark Ronson. Queens fans don’t have much to fear from Ronson’s...

The Math Lab: Choice Cuts Vol. I

The Math Lab: Choice Cuts Vol. I

August 2, 2017

Over the past two years doing The Math Lab, I’ve come across hundreds of albums, countless bands, dozens of EPs, and more singles than you can count. Since my first show in May of 2015, I’ve...

Album Review: "Bodyguard" by The I.L.Y's

Album Review: “Bodyguard” by The I.L.Y’s

July 24, 2017

Experimental rock titan Zach Hill has once again teamed up with Death Grips bandmate Andy Morin (aka Flatlander) for The I.L.Y’s new studio album, Bodyguard. Released on May 16, Bodyguard is The...

Quarx

Show Review: Quarx at Varsity Theatre

By Friday, July 21, 2017 July 22, 2017

Quarx, a local Baton Rouge jam band, delivered crisp and clean rockin’ tunes to the Varisty Theatre on Friday, July 21st.  While openers Krewe Del Sol neared the end of their set, I caught up...

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Album Review: “Mellow Waves” by Cornelius

July 22, 2017

The year was 1993 when Shibuya-kei was officially recognized as a new genre of music.  Named after the Shibuya district of Tokyo that gave birth to the new sound, Shibuya-kei was a form of Japanese...

Bill Orcutt

Album Review: “Bill Orcutt” by Bill Orcutt

July 18, 2017

Bill Orcutt is an American guitarist, perhaps best known for his work as a founding member of noise-punks Harry Pussy, where he made a name for himself for his particularly wild style of improvised guitar...

beach house

Album Review: B-sides and Rarities by Beach House

July 7, 2017

We all remember Beach House’s 2015 masterpiece, “Depression Cherry”, the band’s medicine for heartache. And who could forget the full-length LP released just 3 months later? “Thank...

Album Review: "Waiting on a Song" by Dan Auerbach

Album Review: “Waiting on a Song” by Dan Auerbach

June 21, 2017

For anyone who has stayed abreast with Auerbach’s solo career and is expecting any recognizable continuity between his first solo record, 2009’s "Keep It Hid," and his most recent offering,...

Album Review: "Is This the Life We Really Want?" by Roger Waters

Album Review: “Is This the Life We Really Want?” by Roger Waters

June 20, 2017

Roger Waters’ first release of new material in nearly twenty-five years opens with monologue, a technique that has developed into a comforting hallmark of his work in the studio and on stage.  Continuing...

Canadian Death Metal Invades Siberia

Canadian Death Metal Invades Siberia

Amid the sweltering humidity of a New Orleans summer night, a small clandestine-like gathering takes place in one of the city’s best kept secrets. Far away from the hedonism and tourist-littered...