An Interview: Dana Buoy
Dana Buoy (a.k.a. Dana Janssen, the percussionist from Akron/Family) just released his solo debut Summer Bodies on Lefse Records. It’s almost a complete turnaround from the sound listeners...
17th May2012
17th May2012
Upcomings shows I’m (hopefully) attending!
Hi all. Nick Wan here. Now that I’m free for the summer (barring starting my new job, moving out of my place and into a new one,...
15th May2012
Album Reviews: Birthmark – Antibodies
Although Nate Kinsella, otherwise known as Birthmark, plays the majority of the instruments on all of his albums when he’s not filling in odds and ends for...
09th May2012
Album Reviews: Dana Buoy – Summer Bodies
Dana Buoy is really Dana Janssen of freak folk act Akron/Family in disguise. Well, not in disguise, but more so the solo epithet for the multi-instrumentalist. This is the...
08th May2012
Album Reviews: Heavy Cream – Super Treatment
Welcome, welcome. You have just come to the next stop on Ty Segall‘s wondrous music-filled tour of 2012! Our first stop was not too long ago with...
04th May2012
Album Reviews: Alvin Pingol – Make Them Walk Like a Robot
Generally, I feel weird reviewing albums from close friends. The whole objective review sort of gets thrown out the window when you try to play softball with...
04th May2012
Live Reviews: Jon Benjamin Has A Tour @ Neumos, 4/28/12
H. Jon Benjamin: Writer, prankster, voice actor and, if his onstage wardrobe is any indication, part-time hobo. Even if you don’t know the guy, you know him....
03rd May2012
Live Roll: tUnE-yArDs and St. Vincent @ The Fox Theater 4/24
Our photographer David Wajfelner was on the scene during tUnE-yArDs and St. Vincent in Oakland the other week. tUnE-yArDs was noted to be trying to start up...
02nd May2012
Album Reviews: Marriages – Kitsune
Marriages is a band that stems from Red Sparowes, consisting of 60% of Red Sparowes: Emma Ruth Rundle (vocals, guitar), Greg Burns (bass, synth), and Dave Clifford...
01st May2012
Album Reviews: Hurt – The Crux (+ Live Coverage)
I’ve been listening to Hurt since 2007 when I was going to college in Southern California. I had Vol.1 spinning constantly with “Rapture” testing the levels of...