June 2017

SETTING THE VIBE WITH MIKE DILLON

“This is a good place to have a train wreck,” shouts Mike Dillon, as he leads his 20- plus piece Punk Rock Percussion Consortium into an unexpected encore at the Music Box...

William Archambeault

March 2017

Reviews

CODE ORANGE FOREVER (ROADRUNNER) When Code Orange signed to Deathwish, I was very impressed to learn that the average age of its members was 18. I began obsessively watching their...

Ben Miotke, Holly Devon, Kelly McClure, Maeve Holler, William Archambeault

January 2017

REVIEWS

CHILDISH GAMBINO “AWAKEN, MY LOVE!” (GLASSNOTE) On “Awaken, My Love!” Childish Gambino—better known as actor and comedian Donald Glover— dives headfirst into...

Alex Taylor, Andrew Mullins III, Brandon Lattimore, Dan McCoy, Kelly McClure, Robert Landry, William Archambeault

October 2016

GETTING VOCAL WITH MOUNTAIN OF WIZARD

Late night at Siberia, sweat trickles down my face. I can’t help but fiercely shake my head back and forth, entranced by the solid state sounds rushing from Mountain of...

William Archambeault

October 2016

REVIEWS

13 DREAMS POST GOSPEL DISCO (BROTHERS SOMETHING) New Orleans’ 13 Dreams, Justin Batiste and Jesse Zenon, have debuted with a fantastically lush album. While its title Post...

Alan Singleton, Ben Miotke, Brandon Lattimore, Carl Elvers, Dan McCoy, Joey Laura, Kelly McClure, Leigh Checkman, William Archambeault

September 2016

Reviews

APHEX TWIN CHEETAH (WARP) Richard D. James has certainly been prolific these past few years. Between 2014’s triumphant Syro (the vast archive of previously-unreleased tracks put...

Ben Miotke, Brandon Lattimore, Carl Elvers, Corey Cruse, Holly Mohon, Kelly McClure, Leigh Checkman, Maeve Holler, Robert Landry, William Archambeault

July 2016

Reviews

BANTAM FOXES GOLD RECORD (BANDCAMP)  A Bantam Foxes release is like a sonic postcard that comes every few months, attempting to pack in as much as it can without seeming too...

Alan Singleton, Andrew Mullins III, Corey Cruse, Dan McCoy, Kelly McClu, Leigh Checkman, William Archambeault

June 2016

A Few Minutes with the Men of Pudge

Every so often, Tulane and Loyola spit out a band that takes hold of people, like Caddywhompus or Donovan Wolfington. Now, Pudge is following in their footsteps. In February,...

William Archambeault

June 2016

Reviews

MUSIC JAMES BLAKE THE COLOUR IN ANYTHING (POLYDOR) “I can’t believe this, you don’t wanna see me,” croons the refrain, amid spectral moans and piano chords. From...

Ben DL, Brooke Schueller, Corey Cruse, Dan Fox, Dan McCoy, Erin Hall, Kelly McClure, Kevin Comarda, Maeve Holler, William Archambeault