An audience with the king
All Hail King Buzzo. For 30 years, Buzz Osborne has influenced music and blown minds as the front man of seminal experimental rock outfit, The Melvins. The band’s sludgy sound [...]
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Posted February 26, 2014in The Sound
Posted February 19, 2014in The Sound
From the ashes
The performers taking the stage at Wooly’s this week will, at first glance, look at lot like Minneapolis-based electronic rock act Roster McCabe. But don’t be fooled. “As far as [...]
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Posted February 12, 2014in The Sound
Sunshine on
Henry Wayne Casey — the titular “KC” who fronts the Sunshine Band — has been at this a long time. Generally regarded as one of the founding fathers of the [...]
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Posted February 05, 2014in The Sound
Andrew Ripp’s uncomfortable confession
Andrew Ripp has three albums under his belt since debuting in 2008 with “Fifty Miles to Chicago,” but the industry vet first cut his teeth helping write winners for other [...]
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Posted January 29, 2014in The Sound
Badfish, good music
California ska act Sublime had a mercurial career that was cut short when front man Bradley Nowell overdosed at the hands of Mr. Brownstone. Short as it may have been, [...]
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Posted January 22, 2014in The Sound
Inside BoomBox
BoomBox is two people, namely, Zion Godchaux and Russ Randolph. But nobody — not even Randolph — would argue with the fact that it’s Godchaux that makes the duo hum. [...]
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Posted January 15, 2014in The Sound
Jon Batiste and the Riot of Jazz
“Social Music.” “Love Riot.” Jon Batiste is out to change the lexicon of jazz. Coming from a long line of New Orleans jazz musicians, Batiste has taken the music world [...]
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Posted January 08, 2014in The Sound
Not as serious as it seems
I was a little disappointed in Erimha. At first glance, everything about the band seems ripe for parody. It’s a death metal act that comes fully packaged in corpse paint [...]
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Posted January 01, 2014in The Sound
Still flying after all these years
There are few experiences in the capital city quite as sublimely entertaining as getting to chat with J.C. Wilson. Wilson’s been an integral part of the local music scene for [...]
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Posted December 26, 2013in The Sound
The End, a Beatles rock revival
Let’s face it, tribute bands can be kind of a joke. Most spend more time honing the aesthetic of their chosen band than on the actual sound. Tribute bands tend [...]
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