I may have underestimated Matt Costa. No, scratch that — going by Santa Rosa Fangs, I definitely underestimated Matt Costa. I’ve only seen him live once, back in the mid-2000s when he was touring with surf-folk guy Jack Johnson; my wife was a big Jack Johnson fan, at the time…
Despite an influx of New Wave-inspired dance-pop, indie-rock continues to fight for relevance as Maritime releases its fourth album, Human Hearts. For those unfamiliar with the band, Maritime was formed from the ashes…
Alex Brown Church – maybe more commonly known as Sea Wolf – and friends are back and just as good as ever with the release of “White Water, White Bloom,” last year. This album follows a very successful debut EP, “Go to the River before it Runs Too Low” and full-length “Leaves in the River,” both released in 2007, and follows in similar style and sound as previous releases…
Dark with lots of electronic layers, I initially had a difficult time getting to know Help Wanted, the initial offering from former Jane’s Addiction bassist and founding member Eric Avery. After several attempts and an accidental shady parking garage…
I’ve wondered for years that what would’ve happened if My Bloody Valentine had followed up 1991’s Loveless with some further step in the evolution of overdriven, fuzzed-out shoegazer rock; now I think I know…
