Best of 2022 (Chris)
Another year in the books. We’d be lying if we said things were back to being totally good, but it felt nice to get back out to shows this year and be amongst the...
Author: josh keller
Introducing: The Glimmering Shoegaze Pop of Radiator Girl | Release Show TONIGHT!
On “Ashes,” Minneapolis band Radiator Girl wrap the listener in warm blankets of fuzz, soaring above the clouds in dramatic fashion under a bed of scratchy guitars. It’s a great take on classic shoegaze...
Listen to New Oyster World CS “Banana Whip”| Release Show TONIGHT (Sat)!
Local yokels Oyster World recently dropped a new tape called Banana Whip on Bumpy Records that features their whimsical, twitchy rock and roll. It’s nine songs of circus pop, the kind of music that...
Tape Tuesday: Chrome Universal – A Survey of Modern Pedal Steel
If you only associate pedal steel guitar with cowboy hats and country western songs, you’re really missing out. The instrument has been a longtime touchstone in many ambient/experimental tracks, with what seems like an...
Introducing: Ice Climber Are the Improv Drone Jam Band You Didn’t Know You Needed | Catch Them Live TONIGHT For Final Night of Nov. Residency at White Squirrel
The headline to this piece may be slightly under selling Ice Climber, a band whose online content includes multiple live recordings from the last few months, as their sound seems to be much more...
Listen to Elle PF’s Orchestred Pop on New Track “Now or Never”
Elle PF have been floating around the scene for a little bit now, and they continue to refine their orchestrated pop sound, making music that seems to both expansive and intimate. Their latest song,...
Listen to New Album “Driftless” from Local Experimental Duo Trash Catties (Release Show TONIGHT!)
If you haven’t seen the husband and wife duo Trash Catties on stage, you’ve probably seen them in the crowds supporting other local bands. The duo of Jennifer and Manny are omnipresent around the...
Listen to the Mellow Tuareg Blues of Imarhan and Check Out the Algerian Band Tuesday at the Cedar!
If you’re familiar with the sounds of Tuareg Blues (or Saharn Blues or Dessert Blues or any name you call it) you know the cliff notes of why this sound from Northwest Africa has...
