Review: pacificUV – After the Dream You Are Awake (2013)
Review by Ryan Getz The more I do this the more of an affinity I seem to gain for dreamy, effervescent under the radar artists. The latest musical entity to fit this paradigm is Mazarine Records’ pacificUV, a quartet whom cryptically defines their genre as “electro / dream / post / space” on their Facebook...
TUNED UP Special: How Count Your Lucky Stars Records is shaking the indie label paradigm
Our contributor Ray Cobra weighs in on what Count Your Lucky Stars Records means to him and concludes with a few mini-reviews: Every once in a while a record label comes along that changes the scope of music. Right now that label is Count Your Lucky Stars. The tiny label is based in Michigan and...
Review: Wooden Indian Burial Ground at Rumba Cafe (Columbus)
Review by Jon McAlister Portland, Oregon’s Wooden Indian Burial Ground crushed Rumba Cafe last Friday, May 17th. Journeying throughon the Columbus leg of their extensive 3-month tour, WIBG is a fantastically fresh surf-jam band; with their wild noise manipulation and frantic stage presence to their hipster-toppling, mid-song speed increases, the 3 piece laid it down....
Review: The Lost Revival – The Greatest Scam Ever Pulled (2013)
Review by Ryan Getz The Lost Revival is without a doubt one of the hidden gems of Columbus underground independent music. TLR plays shows not often enough to be considered a local tour de force, but have existed long enough to be somewhat of a local mainstay. Neither do they play seldom enough to be...
Review: Over the Ocean – Be Given to the Soil (2013)
Review by Ray Cobra Every so often I come across a band or album, that at first I really can’t get into. The first Deftones album was that way for me back in 1995, as well as Rush, the album Suburbia: I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing by The Wonder Years and Hot...
Review: Fashion Week – Darker Things (2013)
By Ryan Getz Fashion Week, in one sentence, is meat and potatoes alternative rock with a touch of acoustic singer/songwriter thrown in. Blame frontman Jason Turner for that one caveat. The band has assembled a group of talented members and amassed an impressive resume in their short career as a band. In addition to drawing...
Relevant Discoveries (week of 5/10/2013)
Ryan Getz recommends: BAD VEINS Coming from the same town as Walk the Moon and Public is another rising star in club ready rock and roll – Bad Veins. These guys are tight, polished and want you to have fun while at the same time taking their craft very seriously. They also are on tour...
Review: Evan Andree – Flags Pt. III (2013)
Review by Ryan Getz Evan Andree may have completed one of the biggest turns for the better I’ve seen all year. Last year, he submitted his Invisible Sap EP to IATU for review. What followed from that was a solid, albeit not particularly great trio of pop songs. Andree must have taken this criticism to...
Review: Man or Astro-man? – Defcon 5..4..3..2..1 (2013)
Review by Jon McAllister It’s safe to assume that our Spaced-out Surf-Punk needs have been lacking the attention they once received from Man or Astro-man? over a decade ago. After releasing 10 fantastic full-length albums (not to mention nearly 30 7” singles/EPs) between 1993 and 2001 and touring relentlessly in between recording sessions, the band...
Concert Review: Marriage w/ Brujas Del Sol at Ace of Cups (Columbus)
Review by Gerrit Carstensen At Ace of Cups last Wednesday the rhythm-heavy, experimental noise rock group Marriage filled the venue with palpable sound waves emitted from a battery of drums and a wall of enormous amplifiers. The group of five, based out of Austin Texas, had a compliment including two bass guitars and an electric...
Concert Review + Photography: Sir Sly w/ JMSN at Double Happiness (Columbus)
Two buzz bands brought the heat to the eclectic up and coming Columbus bar and venue Double Happiness recently. JMSN and Sir Sly certainly know how to put on a show. JMSN, despite having a larger fanbase (per their Facebook page) played first. The ambience of the venue made for a challenging (photo) shoot, but...
Relevant Discoveries (week of 5/3/2013)
Ryan Getz recommends: Mayfly This band from Troy, Ohio channels influences from Thrice and the defunct Flicker Records band Staple. The at times foreboding sound is catchy, and goes beyond the somewhat cliche “nu-metal/grunge” descriptor sometimes used for bands in this sphere. Definite Deftones and Chevelle vibes are to be had as well. The band...
