VNE Nation
On his third album, Vincent Neil Emerson has departed a bit from the acoustic-driven Americana of his self-titled debut and the hold-steady honky-tonk of...
Flying Beets Arrive
We hate to say it, but the Flying Beets are that Ninja Turtle’s band.
Their brand of Nirvana-/Muse-inspired tuneage certainly stands on its own, but...
Mew-sic Man
Around the local music scene, Matt Hembree is probably best known as the energetic bassist for several tribute bands, providing the low end and...
Thriving Scenes?
I don’t want to say that I expected someone involved in the local metal scene to take issue with the column I wrote last...
Come Together
Sean Russell feels the local music scene is “in a bit of a crisis.” Attendance at most of the shows he’s been to recently,...
Sounds of the City // Best Of 2023
Readers’ Choices Only
Congratulations to all the musicians here who can now proudly proclaim that they have won a Best Of 2023 award. This is...
Sweet Nectar
The Plum Boys played their first show last winter at Lola’s when the venue was near the Foundry District. The occasion was the release...
‘Down from the Inner Work’
It has taken more than five years, but Zach Edwards and his post-industrial project All Clean have finally released their debut album. Newfound fatherhood,...
Holding Two Things at Once
“The words are weird about it,” Jacob Furr said about grief. “We say we ‘incorporate’ it or ‘integrate’ it into our lives. It’s this...
‘No’ to Millennial Malaise
Excited, happy, and a bit relieved. That’s how motivational pop artist Liam Benzvi summed up his feelings just one day after his wedding.
“We drank...
