Top music blogs award

Featured in Alltop

Greg Swan, managing editor

@perfectporridge
MySpace
Facebook

I'm speaking at...

Categories

Archives

localtone-banner-ad.png

The Candles coming to burn down the 400 Bar

Today I’m checking out The Candles, which is a solo project from Josh Lattanzi, best known for playing bass for Albert Hammond, Jr., Ben Kweller, and The Lemonheads.

This is unobtrusive chill rock reminiscent of Fountains of Wayne’s older stuff or perhaps material that could’ve been on the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack (which I dig, [...]

Langhorne Slim will set you free

A few years ago I caught a stirring SXSW set by songwriting troubadour Langhorne Slim and became an instant fan.

He was gritty, emotional and honest — all the best attributes of today’s crowded songwriter genre.

This week Kemado Records releases Slim’s new album, Be Set Free, which is a 38 minute romp through simpler [...]

The millenial generation’s Koyaanisqatsi: Sufjan Stevens’ The BQE

Although I studied classical music in college and was a regular patron of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra growing up, I have little doubt that reviewing a new classical album would never have happened if it didn’t have Sufjan Stevens name attached to it.

The BQE is a film and musical suite — composed by [...]

IMPALER, The Whiskey Sournotes, 10w40 @ 400 Bar on Aug 29