Üga Büga’s got something. We can’t quite put our finger on it but it’s there. And in this case, that “there” can be pinpointed directly to the Charlotesville, VA’s debut full-length called Year Of The Hog which is just about ready for all to hear (In fact, we’d gather by [...]
You know when Clutch went full on jam band? We’re not talking Phish or Grateful Dead but more just embracing the Rawk, experimenting and doing whatever it takes sonically to make it happen which, in their case, meant completely shedding that metallic crunch of their first two records (The self-titled [...]
This is, we shit you not, the third piece lately where the band in question features a very familiar vocalist with a very distinct set of pipes. And like the previous two we’re kind of in awe at how such an uncanny voice can be differentiated seemingly so easily from [...]
There’s a reason certain albums/artists make it onto our new year preview list without hearing a note and just the whiff or mention that something is coming down the line. In most cases, that’s due to either the collective talent involved having some past releases (Together or with other bands) [...]
Listening through Bon Vivant from PA’s Boozewa is like listening to the combined might of every great fuzzy riff of the ’90’s/early ’00’s from Gruntruck, Melvins, and Soundgarden to noisier compatriots in Unsane and Fudge Tunnel but all delivered under a Kylesa-style production.
We’ve mentioned how vibrant the Lowell Music Scene is, yeah? Because it is! For every Lovina Falls or slo-anne emerging from Bean Town there’s a Tysk Tysk Task or your 2024 Rock & Roll Rumble champs The Ghouls (As an aside, can we start a by town-by-town battle for the [...]
