Vodeo Pulls Out a New Album
Bald beneath a backward snapback and bearded in a way that is somewhere between “lazily unshaven” and “edgy youth pastor,” Vodeo bassist/co-songwriter Jacob Pullig...
Top 20 Local Albums of 2018
Are you tired of end-of-the-year lists yet? No? Good, because we’ve got one more for you –– and it’s the big one.
After listening to...
Top 20 Local Songs of 2018
Aren’t end-of-the-year lists silly? Who are we to say that Joe Gorgeous’ “Wet Cement” was a better track than, say, “Little Sea” by Bosque...
2018’s Top Local Videos
As someone who watches a ton of local music videos, ranging in quality from Wow! to Why?, I can tell you with a high...
Christmas Wax
“Do people still buy records?” This is a question I’ve heard asked by Boomer dads at Off the Record (the Near Southside record store/watering...
The Year of Ryker Hall
The year 2018 hasn’t been kind to Ryker Hall – the person. He lost his digital marketing job and two grandparents died in quick...
Flexing a New Muscle
In 2013, D. Tall thought he was on his way. His first major single, the catcalling trap tune “Dem Heels,” was getting a lot...
Local Radio Rundown
In prepping for an article about radio stations that play local music, I did my due diligence and poked around the seven or eight...
Tennessee Dixon: Settling Down
Like many musicians before him, Caleb “Tennessee” Dixon started his music career in middle school, playing lead guitar in a classic rock cover band,...
Voyager Has Landed
Despite the fact that Svenny Baby! frontman/keyboardist Victor Toruno describes his band as an “edgier ELO,” the quartet doesn’t seem to adhere to a...
