Crazy fun with a Texas drawl highlighted the second night of Little Big Town’s The Breakers Tour, on February 9, at Austin’s Irwin Center on the University of Texas campus.
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Music Review: Fox Medicine – ‘Greetings From Mars’ Pumps Out Muscular Post Punk/Art Metal
The tones of dark gravity on 'Greetings From Mars' completely bypass the normal auditory apparatus. You listen but you also experience the music on a primal and visceral level, like a punch in the solar plexus. This is pure, dominant noise rock, consuming, taut with foreboding, and engaging.
Read More »Music Review: Andrew Reed – ‘If All the World Were Right’ Metes Out Dazzling Soft Rock
This is a beautiful album, full of sumptuous rich melodies laced with exquisite, mellow energy. Reed’s voice is easy to listen to, placid and satisfying. 'If All the World Were Right' is perfect for chilling on a sunny afternoon.
Read More »Music Review: Andrew Neu – ‘Catwalk’
Neu integrates Latin, cabaret, and swing into the ensemble.
Read More »Music Review: Oddnote – ‘Oddnote’ Seethes With Potent Energy
Oddnote has it going on in a big way. The storming melodies pack a supercharged punch and thunderous rhythms. And the vocals provide just the right amount of fulminating energy. If you’re into powerful rock music, then 'Oddnote' deserves your full attention.
Read More »Music Review: Jason Vitelli – ‘Head Above Tide’ Offers Little to Recommend
'Head Above Tide' lacks structure. Lank themes, disproportionate rhythms, and unusual harmonic mannerisms come across as perplexing conglomerations of theorizing discords. The music is pensive and melancholy, dry and lifeless, probably because it’s too complex, too intricate, and too intellectual.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – ‘Lady Bird’ (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Legacy Recordings' 'Lady Bird' soundtrack comes highly recommended (3.5 stars) and is available in explicit and edited versions.
Read More »Music Review: Efrim Manuel Menuck – ‘Pissing Stars’
In 'Pissing Stars,' Efrim Manuel Menuck creates a protest album that is as focused as it is obscured by his own compulsion for noise.
Read More »Music Review: Matteo Liberatore – ‘Solos’
LIberatore's sound and performance is abstract and dissonant.
Read More »Music Preview: Vapeism – ‘Vaped Out Vol. 1’ Spins Out Delicious Fusion Jazz Tones
Vapeism has it going on! The fusion melodies shimmer with persuasive colors, while the musicianship balances between tender intimacy and erupting atomic explosions. If you’re into stylish fusion jazz, don’t miss 'Vaped Out Vol. 1.'
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