It doesn’t get hipper than playing D&D in a local brewery whilst munching on Star-Wars-shaped snacks. For this week’s Nerd Talk, Nashville’s Howling Giant takes over with a discussion of books, ‘toons, and tabletop gaming. These dudes will be *howling* through the Northeast in mid-May — don’t miss the psychedelic trio’s cosmic riffage! Games Tom:… Continue reading Nerd Talk with Howling Giant
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Listening Lately: Graves at Sea, The Shape, Pinto Graham, and Demon Eye
Back in 2014, I started what was supposed to be a bi-weekly music review series: “Payday Downloads,” the idea being that I would download some new tunes on a Friday and post a quick-and-dirty review by that Sunday. Well, the series lasted a whole three columns. With the hope of crossing albums off my review… Continue reading Listening Lately: Graves at Sea, The Shape, Pinto Graham, and Demon Eye
Half a Split Review: Lords of Beacon House
By Jeff McCarthy LORDS OF BEACON HOUSE are a San Pedro, California trio who play 70’s psych rock with a proto-metal heft to it. The material enclosed at the link below is from the forthcoming split album with bro band Great Electric Quest (to drop via Glory Or Death Records on 6/16/17). It’s also the… Continue reading Half a Split Review: Lords of Beacon House
Review Drive-By: Undercliff and Fallen Asunder
Damn it’s been awhile since I wrote a music review! A couple weeks ago, Middletown doom band Undercliff sent Alternative Control their new album Put Them In to have a listen. These guys have come a long way since their 2013 demos in terms of recording quality and vocal performance. Put Them In demands a… Continue reading Review Drive-By: Undercliff and Fallen Asunder
Bardus Opens Celestial Doors with Recent Album Stella Porta
It boggles this writer’s mind that a band like Bardus isn’t more of a household name for those that hold Unsane and Helmet in such high regard. Since we interviewed drummer Kyle Pierce last year, the Philadelphia noise rockers have released a new album, Stella Porta, on French label Solar Flare, and have made a… Continue reading Bardus Opens Celestial Doors with Recent Album Stella Porta
Mountain Dust: Asking the Big Questions
“You don’t know what I mean,” wails Brendan Mainville in Nine Years‘ opener “Evil Deeds,” “when I tell you I’ve been wishing for death.” Quebecois stoner rockers Mountain Dust released their first full-length album this July, and man is it heavy. A psychedelic wash of organ and guitar, Nine Years is blues to drive your… Continue reading Mountain Dust: Asking the Big Questions
Slow Burn/Fast Burn: A Review of Clutch’s Psychic Warfare (Weathermaker)
Once again, Clutch reminds people why they are one of the best rock bands on the planet. Psychic Warfare is another corker of an album from a band that has released many corkers over the course of their career. Psychic Warfare finds the band in full-on rock mode, continuing down the path they set with… Continue reading Slow Burn/Fast Burn: A Review of Clutch’s Psychic Warfare (Weathermaker)