Music Premiere: Slam Band and Sam Releases “New Stanque”

Pittsburgh-based rock, jazz, and funk outfit Slam Band and Sam introduces their new single, “New Stanque,” an appetizer for their forthcoming EP via The Vault Records. Made up of Adam Vasko (vocals), Anthony Bello (guitar, vocals), Mark Jackovic (saxophone), Mark…

New Music: Mama Said Releases “Diamonds & Cigarettes”

NorCal rock band Mama Said unveils “Diamonds & Cigarettes”, a track from Change in the Weather, their upcoming debut album, releasing in 2022. Co-written and produced by Jim McGorman in Los Angeles during the onset of the pandemic, if “Diamonds…

‘Lately I Feel Everything’ review: WILLOW’s fourth solo album plays to overdone pop-punk sounds

Despite some intriguing genre-meshing, Willow’s ‘Lately I Feel Everything’ fails to establish its punk aesthetics or memorably pop hits.

‘Zappa ’88: The Last U.S. Show’ review: Zappa’s last rodeo is full of his eccentrics and charisma

‘Zappa ’88: The Last U.S. Show’ is a window into one of the most eccentric and charismatic shows of Zappa’s career, rather than just a revisit of his music.

‘Hideaway’ review: Wavves bring back their classic surf punk… for three songs

During the indie explosion of the early 2010s, Wavves’ pop-punky King of the Beach granted the band some growing attention. After their harsh—and frankly, hard to get through—debut records, Wavves and Wavvves, the group’s psychedelic and surf-infused pop anthems cleansed…

‘Butterfly 3000’ review: King Gizzard’s synthetic journey shows hints of STRFKR

King Gizzard’s musical approach has garnered much praise and many fans throughout the past decade. Releasing a whopping eighteen studio albums since 2012, the group is never done creating and experimenting, resulting in an endless discography worthy of thirty years…

‘Inside’ review: Mother Mother miss the mark

Among the slew of albums coming out around the pandemic, Mother Mother’s eighth studio album Inside brings some rather lukewarm sentiments to the table. Generally middle of the road instrumentation and some seriously lackluster songwriting from the Canadian indie rock…