The Sword
The Sword, the proud Austin-based quartet and standard bearers of authentic rock n’ roll, continue to traverse the globe and serve up sweaty slabs...
Soul Asylum: Soul Survivors. 7/21 Hollywood Casino Amphitheater.
Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner is a survivor. Pirner founded Soul Asylum way back in 1981-almost four decades ago and continues to deliver the goods. In...
Dale Crover: Multi-tasking Melvin
The Melvins aren’t going away, and their fans are happy about that. For 30+ years, original members, Roger “Buzz” Osborne (King Buzzo), drummer Dale...
September Mourning: It Comes From The Dirt. Fertile Minds Make Dark Art.
I was able to catch up with September Mourning’s charismatic and engaging fountainhead, Emily Lazar, in the final days of rehearsal for their upcoming...
GWAR Visits Our Planet at Pop’s November 3rd.
GWAR, the interplanetary, demented toxic mutants from another planet in a universe far, far away, that also sometimes use music to spread their message...
Nothing More: Perseverance Pays.
San Antonio’s young hard rock quartet, Nothing More, is finally hitting pay dirt with last year's release The Stories We Tell Ourselves, the lads...
Linnea Vikstrom Launches Quantum Field Theory Into Space.
Sweden, the land of ice and snow, is known for some great exports—IKEA, Volvo, and Abba. Add to that list of exports, great metal,...
Born Ruffians: Projecting Emotions. Live at Old Rock House.
Canada, our better neighbor to the north, has a long and deep history of producing unique bands and important artists. From Rush to the...
Can A Brother Catch A Break?
Vital, sweaty, innovative, and pure rock music is still out there, but it’s getting harder to find on radio or MTV. For bands that...
All Souls: Desert Star Alignment.
With all the bland, synthetic, tasteless, defanged, “music” in the market, and clogging the nation’s airwaves, it’s a blast of fresh air to receive...
