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250 word album review: Monks of Doom – The Bronte Pin
Monks of Doom basks in the weird. The largely Camper Van Beethoven side project sounds like exactly that. “The Bronte Pin” is their first proper album since 1993 and you would never know it by listening to it. It is … Continue reading
Album at a glance: John Mackey – Chasin’ Dreams
One of the best things about country music is its bluntness. It never gets too cute or loses its listeners in a web of analogies and illusions. John Mackey’s latest album “Chasin’ Dreams” abides by this, it’s just straight forward … Continue reading
250 word album review: The Matchsellers – Bluegrastronauts
Bluegrass can be boring. This isn’t across the board but the skeletal structure of the music causes this. The Matchsellers found a way to make what can be a mundane, unflavored genre extremely intriguing. How? Send bluegrass legends into space … Continue reading
Concert Review: Scruffy & The Janitors and The GasTown Lamps at Cafe Acoustic in St. Joseph, MO 3/2/18
This show was a big one. The small town midwest band has really spent 7 years building to this show. Through their releases of the lo-fi debut album “Pino” and the glossy noisemaker “Anglo EP” that came out nearly 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Act Naturally, album review, Cafe Acoustic, Cafe Acoustic Concert Hall, concert review, GTL, guitar, Jason Baines, Jonestown, keyboards, Kyla Ward, Landmines, Modeling Is Hard, My Faith, Scruffy & The Janitors, Scruffy and the Janitors, setilst, show review, Sin To Be Saved, Stephen Williamson, Steven Foster, Teriq Newton, The GasTown Lamps, Todd Ward, Tommy Marshall, Trevin Newton, You Got Hit
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Album at a glance: Hurt Russell – Down // Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’
Hurt Russell’s first real coming out party is this two song digital EP. It’s about 7 minutes of sludge-phyche that really defines a band that is in actuallity pretty hard to define with words. “Down” is a slow burning song … Continue reading
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Tagged bandcamp, Cruisin' For A Bruisin', Down, EP, Hurt Russell, Missouri, phyche, Saint Joseph, sludge, St. Joseph, Trevor Rowe
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250 word album review: Nathan Kalish – I Want To Believe
Nathan Kalish has no problem embracing his country soul. The twangy guitars and vocals simply don’t lie. Kalish pops out a new record every now and then in between touring to check in with the non bar-goers and his latest … Continue reading
250 word album review: Scruffy & The Janitors – Modeling Is Hard
Scruffy & The Janitors wanted this one to be a gut punch; they succeeded. Clocking in at 14 songs and over 45 minutes they wanted to make sure no one got left asking “is this it?” The important thing is … Continue reading
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