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Lohio's new lineup releases a five-song EP that's full of surprises
Lohio's new lineup releases a five-song EP that's full of surprises
By Aaron Jentzen | November 19, 2009

Black Tusk brings its Savannah swamp-metal to 31st Street Pub this Sunday
"When you're playing in such a hot place, it's so humid all the time, it's really hard to not make heavy music."
By Margaret Welsh | November 19, 2009

Lo-fi indie darling Jay Reatard: media manipulator, or simply dense?
The new record preserves both the awkward angst with which Reatard's made a name for himself and the incredibly simple and sensible pop structure he's long hung it upon.
By Andy Mulkerin | November 19, 2009

The Academy Is ... heads up the Alterative Press "Fall Ball '09" tour at Altar Bar 
"You can go to Guitar Center and see a million guys who are way better than you at guitar, but can never figure out how to write a structured song with a great melody."
By Chris Parker | November 12, 2009

Aviation Blondes release power-poppy Edge of Forever on Get Hip
After meeting Steve Morrison in the 2005 Tribute to WXXP at the Rex Theatre, singers Lexi Rebert and Jen Fisher began helping the guitarist with a solo CD that he was trying to finish.
By Mike Shanley | November 12, 2009


Signal to Noise
Local hard-rockers Rainstation Zero are back with new singer, new release
While the guitars remain fairly heavy and saturated throughout, the band largely avoids the morass of doom and gloom that swallows so many post-grunge rock bands.
By Aaron Jentzen | November 12, 2009

Erin Payne reminds us to never underestimate the kindness of bass players
"We need to raise $2,400 for this guy to keep his basses while he undergoes chemo."
By Aaron Jentzen | October 29, 2009

Pittsburgh acts converge on New York City for this year's CMJ Music Marathon
Best of luck to all concerned -- have a great time while the rest of us burn with envy.
By Aaron Jentzen | October 15, 2009

Local band Dawn Canon releases new EP ... on USB
Barenaked Ladies, of all people, beat everyone to the punch in 2005, releasing an album with lots of extras, "incredibly low priced at $29.98."
By Aaron Jentzen | October 1, 2009

Soma Mestizo collaborates via Internet with Solomon Islands musicians on new track
"I was going for a deep, heavy mystical kind of feeling. Something that could put dancers in a trance."
By Aaron Jentzen | September 17, 2009


Under The Wire
Acoustic folk-punks The Frantic Heart of It release debut at BRICKS benefit
"I tried to write songs from the point of view of a man with a career, a wife and two kids, trying to reconcile that with ideals I'd had my whole life."
By Manny Theiner | November 19, 2009

Learning German through music?
Christine Fréchard attempts to combine art with music and linguistics, offering language lessons with a unique artistic component. 
By Manny Theiner | November 5, 2009

Pianist Bruce Brubaker ranges from minimalism to Chopin.
"Classical music can be taken as material for new art; we don't have to preserve it in amber."
By Manny Theiner | October 22, 2009

The local scene honors recently passed hip-hop turntablist DJ Roc Raida 
"When I moved from being a party DJ and attempted to be a turntablist, he was someone I looked up to," recalls DJ Selecta.
By Manny Theiner | October 8, 2009

New audio blog offers documentation of live music at Howlers Coyote Café
"Remember when you were at a show, and there weren't that many people in the room, but the band was really good?"
By Manny Theiner | September 24, 2009


CD Reviews
Satin Gum delivers its fuzzed-out A-game with new full-length
The first song, "Dance Me Home," is an unequivocal statement of intent: a wistful, blissful power-pop chorus strapped to a woozy guitar figure.
By Aaron Jentzen | November 19, 2009

Eastern Watershed Quartet release The Klez Dispensers
Rather than just the classic Jewish-music genre, Eastern Watershed revels in the connections to Eastern European cultures.
By Manny Theiner | November 19, 2009

The Dreadnots release a CD of disturbing, apocalyptic psychedelia
Few have plundered Christian/occult wackos with such impunity, so this return of paranoid eschatology is more than welcome.
By Manny Theiner | October 29, 2009

Chet Vincent's Desert Gold offers an appealing rootsy conglomerate
Whether or not Vincent has ever been to the places he writes about, he convinces the listener he's at home there.
By Manny Theiner | October 29, 2009

Local acoustic trio The Weathered Road releases debut, A New Road Home
What The Weathered Road has working for it is both instrumental and vocal proficiency.
By Andy Mulkerin | September 17, 2009


Go DJ
Pandemic's Third Anniversary
"Maybe it's Jay-Z with Punjabi MC and it's a Top-10 hit, practically. But maybe it's some jagoff in his basement in Bulgaria."
By Aaron Jentzen | December 4, 2008

DJ Jwan Allen
"I'm still not allowed to touch my dad's records."
By Justin Hopper | February 14, 2008

DJ Cutups digs the diverse descendents of drum 'n' bass
"It comes down to, 'I want to hear some really crazy sounds on a very loud system.'"
By Justin Hopper | January 17, 2008

DJ Mary Mack
"I'd had this idea for months of doing a Flashdance-themed party."
By Justin Hopper | December 13, 2007

DJ Dan Dabber brings the roots-reggae message.

"The spiritually uplifting vibe of roots reggae helped me through that and made me wanna share it with others." -- DJ Dan Dabber


By Omar-Abdul R. Lawrence | November 23, 2006


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