All Points West? More like South…– Festival Review
Those of us with festival experience – or should I say real festival experience – were wary about what to expect from the inaugural “All Points West Music and Arts Festival” in Jersey City, NJ. The...
View ArticleDamien Jurado: Maraqopa – Music Review
From the very first note, the sounds on Maraqopa, Damien Jurado’s eleventh album, weave a rich tapestry of psych-folk that is a worthy homage to the 1970s. The most obvious of Jurado’s influences is...
View ArticleGalactic: Carnivale Electricos – Music Review
It’s not often a band is able to corner the market the way Galactic has for the better part of the last decade. A deft fusion of classic styles such as New Orleans funk, jazz, with modern ones like...
View ArticleCuff The Duke: Morning Comes – Music Review
Although they’re ten years into their career as a band – and on what seems like their tenth lineup – this is the first time I’ve delved into Cuff the Duke’s catalog. On Morning Comes, they approach...
View ArticleBear In Heaven: I Love You, It’s Cool – Music Review
Behind a formidable wall of internet-driven buzz, Bear in Heaven’s I Love You, It’s Cool is drawing attention from all over the web. From Pitchfork to NPR and back again, the one word we’re hearing a...
View ArticleRodrigo Y Gabriela & C.U.B.A.: Area 52 – Music Review
Although they’ve been making music together for a decade now, Rodrigo y Gabriela have surprisingly few studio albums to their name. Given that, it came as quite a surprise to me that Area 52 is a...
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