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Category Archives: Local Album Reviews
250 word album review: Grindstone Creek – Low Down, Dirty and Mean
Grindstone Creek isn’t your father’s country, but they are also a hell of a lot closer to your father’s country than current country. The twang is unmistakably there but there’s also guitar licks that would be more at home in … Continue reading
250 word album review: Stone Blind – Devils, Liars & Fools
Stone Blind pays tribute to heavy low-end rock with their debut album. This bare bones band makes a lot of noise with limited instrumentation by making the most of them. The low-end of bass and drums power the songs while … Continue reading
Album at a glance: Sterling Witt – Satyagraha
Sterling Witt has a hippie mentality with a taste for grunge. He immerses himself in crunchy guitars reminiscent of the heydays of Bush and Stone Temple Pilots. His message is far closer to the mentality of John Lennon though. The … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Kansas City, Missouri, MO, record review, Satyagraha, Sterling Witt
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Album at a glance: Tweaker Sneakers – Tweaker Sneakers EP
St. Joseph’s beloved Bobby Dean Floyd snuck off to Portland and got behind the kit for this punky surf rock trio. It’s as weird as you would expect it to be. Think the erraticness of Cupcake with a more … Continue reading
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Tagged bandcamp, Bobby Dean Floyd, EP, Holy Mother Exhaust, indie, Jonny Unitas, review, surf rock, Tweaker Sneakers
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Top 5 St. Joseph Albums of 2015
1 Missouri Homegrown – Stray Dogs of Rock and Roll This is the record Missouri Homegrown was supposed to make. It doesn’t back down and has a swagger all its own. Anthems like “High In Missouri” and “Hey All You … Continue reading
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Tagged Close Enough To Miss, Crooked Moon, Dark Black Makeup, Dreamgirl, Illuminaughty, Matt Coman, Matthew Coman, Missouri, Missouri Homegrown, Radkey, Saint Joseph, St. Joe, St. Joseph, Stray Dogs, Stray Dogs of Rock and Roll, The Center State, Top 5 Local Albums, Top 5 Local Records, Tuning Fork Magazine
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250 word album review: Under The Big Oak Tree – Local Honey
There are two ways you can listen to Under The Big Oak Tree’s sophomore record “Local Honey.” There is a lion’s share of sweet melodies you can sway to and plenty of hooks to sing along with but there is also … Continue reading
Album at a glance: Tracy Huffman – Pieces
Tracy Huffman is one of the most talented hidden gems in the Midwest. He delivers Chuck Berry style guitar riffs like clockwork on his album “Pieces” but it is his lyrics that deliver the knockout punch every time. Whether … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain't Got That Much To Say, album at a glance, album review, Jerry, Missouri, Pieces, St. Joseph, Tracy Huffman
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