Tony Molina: In The Fade [Album Review]
Tony MolinaIn The FadeSummer Shade/Run For Cover Records [2022] Hands down, veteran Bay Area talent Tony Molina writes some of the best under two-minute song … Read more
Osees: A Foul Form [Album Review]
OseesA Foul FormCastle Face Records [2022] John Dwyer has never been one to take something lying down. Just in case you needed a reminder, their … Read more
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Boy Named If & Other Favorites Tour 2022 [Concert Review]
Elvis Costello & The Imposters w/ Nicole Atkins; The Boy Named If & Other Favorites Tour: Rose Music Center; Dayton, OH; Saturday, August 6, 2022 Elvis … Read more
She & Him: Melt Away – A Tribute To Brian Wilson [Album Review]
She & HimMelt Away: A Tribute To Brian WilsonFantasy / Concord Music [2022] She & Him is the occasional musical duo that consists of actress … Read more
Wombo: Fairy Rust [Album Review]
WomboFairy RustFire Talk Records [2022] Fairy Rust is the new album from Louisville Kentucky based trio, Wombo. The arty post punk from the band is … Read more
The Gabbard Brothers: The Gabbard Brothers [Album Review]
The Gabbard BrothersThe Gabbard BrothersColemine/Karma Chief Records [2022] If you have been around The Fire Note for any type of time, you are probably familiar … Read more
Andrew Bird | Iron & Wine Outside Problems Tour 2022 [Concert Review]
Andrew Bird / Iron & Wine Outside Problems Tour w/ Meshell Ndegeocello: PNC Pavilion; Cincinnati, OH; Thursday, August 4, 2022 The sky was dark with storm … Read more
Amanda Shires: Take It Like A Man [Album Review]
Amanda ShiresTake It Like A ManATO Records [2022] On 2018’s To The Sunset, singer/songwriter and self-described fiddle player Amanda Shires made it clear that she … Read more
Wire: Not About To Die [Album Review]
WireNot About To DiePinkflag [2022] When an unofficial bootleg of this collection of band demos and sonic experiments first surfaced in the early 80’s, we’re … Read more
Florist: Florist [Album Review]
FloristFloristDouble Double Whammy [2022] Sometimes you put on a record that you just know is going to be fantastic. That was the immediate vibe I … Read more
Steve Earle & The Dukes: Jerry Jeff [Album Review]
Steve Earle & The DukesJerry JeffNew West Records [2022] Steve Earle remembers playing the Sand Mountain Coffee House in Houston, TX, when just starting out. … Read more
Tedeshi Trucks Band: I Am The Moon: III. The Fall [Album Review]
Tedeschi Trucks BandI Am The Moon: III. The FallFantasy / Concord Music [2022] The amazing enterprise that the Tedeschi Trucks Band undertook by dropping an … Read more
Hooveriii: A Round Of Applause [Album Review]
HooveriiiA Round Of ApplauseThe Reverberation Appreciation Society [2022] Los Angeles psych-rock band Hooveriii (pronounced “Hoover Three”) have returned quickly with their third album A Round … Read more
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Wheels Of Soul Tour 2022 [Concert Review]
Tedeschi Trucks Band w/ Los Lobos & Gabe Dixon: Rose Music Center; Dayton, OH; Sunday, July 24, 2022 Generally speaking, journalistic practice requires one to start … Read more
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: XI – Bleed Here Now [Album Review]
…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD REVIEW HISTORYX: The Godless Void And Other Stories (2020) / Lost Songs (2012) …AND YOU … Read more
Jack White: Entering Heaven Alive [Album Review]
Jack WhiteEntering Heaven AliveThird Man Records [2022] When Jack White released the hard-hitting rock album Fear of the Dawn, back in April, he promised a … Read more
Caroline Spence: True North [Album Review]
Caroline SpenceTrue NorthRounder Records [2022] Virginia native, Caroline Spence did what any Americana singer/songwriter would do after winning the American Songwriter Lyric Contest and additional … Read more
Joseph Airport: Vector 23 [Album Review]
Joseph AirportVector 23Joseph Airport Records [2022] On November 24th, 1971, during a Northwest Orient Airlines flight from Portland to Seattle, a man going by the … Read more
Drive-By Truckers w/ Lydia Loveless 2022 Tour [Concert Review]
Drive-By Truckers w/ Lydia Loveless: Dayton Masonic Center; Dayton, OH; Saturday, July 23, 2022 As Drive-By Truckers suggest in a couple of their album titles, they … Read more
Ty Segall: “Hello, Hi” [Album Review]
Ty Segall“Hello, Hi”Drag City Records [2022] It shouldn’t really be a surprise that during the now called “isolation months of 2020,” Ty Segall recorded an … Read more
Adrian Belew: Elevator [Album Review]
Adrian BelewElevatorBliss Entertainment/Ingrooves Music Group [2022] Adrian Belew may have played an essential role in King Crimson’s 80’s revival, accompanying Robert Fripp into the 90’s … Read more
Telekinetic Yeti: Primordial [Album Review]
Telekinetic YetiPrimordialTee Pee Records [2022] Unearthed and thawed from an ice shelf in Dubuque, IA, Telekinetic Yeti LIVES! The duo composed of Alex Baumann (Guitar/Vocals) … Read more
black midi: Hellfire [Album Review]
black midiHellfireRough Trade Records [2022] Written in isolation in London after the release of last year’s Cavalcade, Hellfire (black midi’s third LP) continues to expand … Read more
Interpol: The Other Side Of Make-Believe [Album Review]
InterpolThe Other Side Of Make-BelieveMatador Records [2022] On the easy-going final track of NYC-band Interpol’s 7th studio album, The Other Side of Make-Believe, vocalist Paul … Read more
Screeching Weasel: The Awful Disclosures Of Screeching Weasel [Album Review]
Screeching WeaselThe Awful Disclosures Of Screeching WeaselMonona Music/Rum Bar/Striped Records [2022] Screeching Weasel recorded their debut album in one night for $200 and released it … Read more