Get Dark and Broody with Cass McCombs at The Parish September 19
Circa mid-2000s, when Cass McCombs was just beginning to release music, I had the fortune of dating a girl from Baltimore, where McCombs lived for a time and the label, Monitor Records, who released…
Caitlin Kraus Torres Celebrates New 7-inch with Release Party at Salvage Vanguard Theater
Like catching a glimpse of some glimmering object in the distance of a dim, dusky forest, Caitlin Kraus Torres’ songs hinge on dark melody but offer surprising flashes of lilting lightness. Kraus Torres…
RF Shannon & Feverbones Return from Tour
Austin gave RF Shannon and Feverbones to the American West, and the West graciously returned them to us unharmed and road-sharpened for their triumphant arrival back in our fair city. The double bill…
Album Review: Wyrd Visions – Half-Eaten Guitar
Visions is true folk-metal. There’s repetition for the sake of repetition, casting off expectations for a big build. On the opening track “Sigill,” fragile vocals come in after 2:30 of the same acoustic guitar riff….
Album Review: Scout Niblett – It’s Up to Emma
Scout Niblett’s newest effort It’s Up To Emma, out now on Drag City, presents a collection of raw, sparse, and eerie electric folk songs that sprawl out in moody tendrils. For those unfamiliar…
