Review

We’re living in the age of the outspoken, the unwavering, and the self-aware. This is the age of new realization, but more than anything else, this is the age of young people finally having their voice, once and for all. With that to drive his passionate vocal, we find AJ …

At first glance, there’s a lot about the new single “Paranoia” by Count Pariah that reminds me of progressive metal acts like Tool, specifically back in the 1990s when alternative rock was influencing the standard for all music. Upon a closer inspection, however, to credit anyone in the old school …

The layered look is pretty big in rock right now, and so when a band like Mitch & Millie comes around with a black and white take on “White Rabbit,” critics and audiences the same are going to be left talking about it. Mitch & Millie don’t come off like …

Ananda Xenia Shakti is one of the most eclectic and interesting musical acts on the scene right now. With a truly unique blend of soft rock and spiritual hindi music, Ananda Xenia Shakti has been gaining a lot of attention. It certainly helps that a lot of her music also …

A smart hook can and usually is the basis for a quality rap single, but in 2022, the rules don’t mean as much as they did to previous generations – other than to provide a blueprint for what to break. Flau’jae has a lot of respect for the old school …

Relationship dynamics that lead us into personal toxicity can leave a lasting mark on anyone with a soul, but in his new music video “Imma Let You Go,” a heartfelt Hakeem Prime is showing us that you can bounce back from even the worst adversity if you’ve got the drive …

Rap videos are too often overdone in a style that has become known to anyone who owns a radio, computer, or television in the past forty years, but you can tell that Deige was trying to step outside of the box when he sat down to develop the concept for …

Clutch are back with a new album and their second tour in the U.S. this year. The 13th studio album, Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, was released on September 16th and is another masterpiece by the four gents from Maryland. On this particular day Clutch came to The Regent in Los …

There’s something quite elegant about the structure of Sicily Jordan’s new single “You Got Me,” and it isn’t necessarily the vocal or the melodies that are framing its statements. “You Got Me” is built the old fashioned way, with a ton of focus afforded to its hook and the tension …

The notion that you have to go hard after a beat to make a slick rap track is completely convoluted and outdated in 2022, and AztroGrizz wants us to know as much in their new single “The Colorado Song.” There’s a heady melodicism in this track that is entirely removed …

New York punk rock outfit The Bobby Lees release their jarring new album and Ipecac Recordings debut, Bellevue, on October 7. Composed of Sam Quartin (vocals, guitar), Macky Bowman (drums), Nicholas Casa (guitar), and Kendall Wind (bass), the band was formed by Sam, Kendall, and Macky when the three met …

Icelandic artist Daði Freyr (whom you may know from Eurovision) brought his Fabulous, Wonderful & Nice tour to First Avenue on Oct. 1, 2022. The night was a joyous, technicolor, electronic dance party, interspersed with fun tangents from Daði and even included an off-the-walls cover of the chicken dance. I …