The Brady Bunch, the Jackson 5, Haim, Donny and Marie Osmond… You get where I’m going with this. To add to the list of noteworthy sibling bands is The Fontaines, which consists of siblings Hank and Charlotte Fontaine. Apparently, their story is as follows: Brother moves from Texas to California (Los Angeles, of course). He […]
Bermuda, the latest album from Mrs. Magician, a band from San Diego comprised of five men including Jacob Turnbloom (vocals) and Thomas Garcia (guitar), is quite good. The band reminds me of a combination of several of the bands I loved about a decade ago: Green Day, Weezer, Blink-182, Yellowcard, etc. — the list goes on. […]
Widow’s Work is the new album by Heaven’s Jail. The entire album focuses on the topics of death and grief — how one causes the other and how they intertwine. More specifically, the songs explore how death impacts a person over the course of his entire life. What’s especially impressive about the album is its […]
Stone Cold Fox did not disappoint with their live show at the Mercury Lounge on May 7. They played each of the songs on their latest EP, Tunnel Vision, and gave us a sneak peek of some of the new stuff they’ve been working on. Before I go into the details of the music, however, […]
Described as folk pop, the duo that makes up Big Little Lions (which to me sounds like characters in from a whimsical children’s book) is Helen Austin and Paul Otten. Their songs touch your soul and have an inherent optimism to them that has resonated with people across the United States and Canada, where Otten […]
Animal Noise comes from a place that, to the average (read: geographically challenged) American, sounds like it originated in the mind of George R. R. Martin. The three-person band, comprised of Josh Sandifer (vocals), Michael Bird (bass), and Jack Abbott (drums), is known to have practiced in a cowshed on a farm in East Anglia. […]
Forgive me for this introduction — it’s going to sound like an unnecessary plug for Spotify. Regardless, I have to express my appreciation for the app that, with its vast selection of songs and algorithmically-intelligent suggestions, has introduced me to some of my favorite bands. Now included in that list is one of my latest […]
When Carl Rutherford, who plays guitar and background vocals for New York Tourists, visited America’s most exciting city in 2008, his band was unofficially christened. The group, which comprises five men from Blackburn, England, quickly rose to success. Along with Rutherford, Gary Taylor provides the vocals, Matt Fox plays bass, Graham Anderson is on guitar, […]
