Back where they started
In many ways, a band’s relationship with a major label can be like a marriage. There is the trust involved; the hope that the artist and the label will both [...]
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Posted April 22, 2015in The Sound
Posted April 15, 2015in The Sound
Being Todd Snider
It can be easy to take Todd Snider the wrong way. Last month, the 48-year-old songwriter had a Kansas City Star reporter convinced that he was close to shelving his [...]
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Posted April 08, 2015in The Sound
Dance the night away
In so far as it is possible for a tribute act to really, genuinely be referred to as “legendary,” The Atomic Punks fit that bill. Founded in 1994, The Atomic [...]
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Posted March 31, 2015in The Sound
Fare thee well, Des Moines
For nearly a quarter of a century, Cityview has been a must-read destination for Des Moines’ music lovers. And for the past three-and-a-half years, I have been afforded the great [...]
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Posted March 25, 2015in The Sound
Learning to fly
Flyleaf had an interesting problem on its hands. Normally, when an act achieves some level of success in the realm of “Christian music,” it is not uncommon to see that [...]
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Posted March 18, 2015in The Sound
Spreading the Word
When you’re looking at the width and breadth of contemporary Christian music and checking the musical topography for the highest points, it is hard to get much higher than Chris [...]
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Posted March 11, 2015in The Sound
Preach on
Reverend Horton Heat has spent the past 25 years melting the faces of anyone who strays too close. The act, consisting of Jim “Reverend Horton” Heath, upright bassist Jimbo Wallace [...]
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Posted March 04, 2015in The Sound
Big all over
Despite the name, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is just three people: The Reverend himself, Washboard Breezy Peyton and drummer Ben Bussell. But what the band lacks in actual size, [...]
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Posted February 25, 2015in The Sound
Sardinas does it his way
Eric Sardinas is a road warrior. He’s one of those guys who never seem to find commercial success, even in the face of blinding talent. Sardinas makes up for the [...]
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Posted February 18, 2015in The Sound
Always in motion
For fans of the Minneapolis-based Motion City Soundtrack, it can be hard to believe that 10 years have passed since the release of the band’s seminal album, “Commit This to [...]
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