POSTED // Aug 27,2008 - It’s often difficult to capture nature through a camera lens—no matter how good the footage is, it’s never a completely accurate representation of real life. Audio becomes muddled, the contrast is always a little too overblown and animals/people...

POSTED // Jun 18,2008 - Hold Steady Stay Positive It’s hard to defend The Hold Steady, it really is. Detractors aren’t wrong when complaining about Craig Finn’s sing-speak vocals, and their standard bar-rock sound is nothing to write home about. That’s...

POSTED // Jun 11,2008 - Wolf Parade At Mount Zoomer Three years since their astounding debut LP, Apologies to the Queen Mary, Wolf Parade continues to produce material rooted in a unique trade-off collaboration two dominating frontmen: Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner. By pairing...

POSTED // Jun 4,2008 - Ben Johnson Make it Bloom If Let’s Become Actors keeps spawning impressive solo releases, someone may have to start slapping them with antimonopoly suits. While Michael Gross’ Tales From a Country Home explored darker material, LBA bassist/guitarist/jack-of-all-trades...

POSTED // May 7,2008 - Appetite for Destruction G N’ R Lies The promise of Chinese Democracy “November Rain” Musician The title alone reflects the brilliant simplicity of Daniel Kraus’ Work documentaries: By using fly-on-the-wall camera techniques,...

POSTED // Apr 30,2008 - Death By Salt Vol. 3 SLUG Magazine’s DBS compilations usually offer an authoritative glimpse of how diverse, eccentric and wonderful our local music scene is. After including 59 and 42 bands on Volumes 1 & 2, respectively, the monthly pub...

POSTED // Apr 16,2008 - Goggle Tan Bikini Lines Farmer Tan Sunburn Rope or Bullets Undisputed Rope or Bullets’ two-song, debut EP has more frantic energy than most full lengths ever fully realize. The title track rushes the album out of the gates by layering...

POSTED // Apr 9,2008 - Man Man Rabbit Habits Rabbit Habits could be the most annoying album you’ll hear all year. Or the most delightfully unique—it really depends on your stance regarding “Viking-vaudeville, manic Gypsy jazz” music. It wouldn’t...

POSTED // Apr 2,2008 - Michael Gross Tales From a Country Home As a former member of the Brobecks and current member of similarly poppy Let’s Become Actors, it’s easy to believe that Michael Gross knows a scientific formula for catchy pop melodies—but you...

POSTED // Mar 19,2008 - Dead Horse Point Only Time Will Save You *** Repeating a long, sad journey never seems like a good idea, but Only Time Will Save You demands it: It wasn’t until the second listening that I caught the beauty and heartbreak that DHP pour into every...