Solids
I’m sitting here looking out my window at cloudy skies, and Solids’ new song, which is a slow burner that’s complete with just the right amount of distortion, is pretty much all I feel like...
Monthly Archive: March 2016
Show Of The Week
I’m super excited for two shows – both of which are album release parties – this week, and since they’re on different nights, I’m highly recommending both. 1) Pageantry will be celebrating the release of...
The Coathangers
I’m fairly certain I’ve never looked at one of those squeaky dog toys and thought it would be great if someone used the mildly annoying sound it makes in a song, but The Coathangers have...
Quickdraw: Autolux, Car Seat Headrest, Whitney, Tancred, The Hotelier
Music! Enjoy. :Autolux – Brainwasher: The return of Autolux (their last LP was 2010’s Transit Transit) has had me feeling buzzy for the last couple of months. They’re one of my favorite art rock acts...
Hip Hop Hooray (Leah)
We lost Phife Dawg this week at the age of 45 due to complications with diabetes. Phife was a formative artist for pretty much everyone I know. A Tribe Called Quest both laid the groundwork...
Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis And Friends
This morning I popped up and found a variety of Grateful Dead covers waiting for me in my inbox. Initially, this seemed odd, but after giving myself a moment to fully wake up, I read...
Movie Breakdown: Krisha (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: I had never heard of this movie before Johnny Boy Laird dropped the screener into my lap, but upon researching found that it was a debut feature from an Austin based director and...
Movie Breakdown: Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (Noah)
Pre-Screening Stance: DC is scrambling right now to do what has taken Marvel a decade-plus: formulate a coherent, cinematic universe that is both well-done and can be financially milked for eternity. Yet, Marvel has slowly...
Movie Breakdown: Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice
Pre-Screening Stance: The mostly good Man of Steel jump started the DC Cinematic Universe, and now Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is here to make it or break it. Aside from the Dark Knight,...
Show Of The Week
Yeah yeah, I get it – SXSW just ended, and the last thing you want to do is go to a show. That’s silly though! You have to get back out there, and I think...
