CD Reviews
The Running Gags is what happens when music is not placed into just one genre.
The band embraces “no rules” punk, hard rock, pop-punk, reggae and ska. However, the music of this quintuplet can be easily related …
All good things must come to an end, especially in music. Sometimes, though, the demise of a band can lead to bigger and better things. For two local groups, that seems to be the case.
Tim Berrigan …
It may not be obvious, but Southern Maine has a great underground music scene.
Nowadays, most dedicated bands — such as Falling Skyward and Too Late The Hero — play some type of metal. But every now …
Although most people see M. Ward relegated to Zooey Deschanel’s backup in their band She & Him, he has been a pivotal figure in the Portland, Ore., music scene for years.
Some Deschanel fans might say Ward …
The early word on New York indie rock band Bear In Heaven’s newest album, “I Love You, It’s Cool,” is that it’s a grower, a record that takes a few playthroughs to understand.
Hopefully that’s the case, …
It’s painful watching once-successful rock stars age.
Their looks fade, their voices grow more and more strained with every painful performance, and the world counts down to the moment when they realize their best days are behind …
A favorite pastime of people who listen to and think about music far too much is imagining what sort of supergroups could be formed if key musicians from separate outfits took a break from their primary …
Between albums, The Shins bandleader James Mercer parted ways with the other original band members — drummer Jesse Sandoval, keyboardist Marty Crandall and bassist Dave Hernandez — and recruited a new group.
With a rotating lineup of …
If These Trees Could Talk is doing their best to give people a reason to care about a band from Akron, Ohio besides The Black Keys.
They also have the challenge of being a post-rock band and …
Indian School is flying under the national radar, but undeservedly so.
Indian School rose from the ashes of Audio Karate, an indie punk band with a decent-sized following thanks to the underground hit, “Lady Melody.”
Indian School is …
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