Music reviews of Fall of Troy, Day of Lions, and the John Butler Trio. Fall of Troy: The first time I saw The Fall of Troy live, it was in a small club setting with no more than a hundred or so people. Although I don’t remember exactly what they sounded like at the time, I do remember being...

Music reviews of PJ Harvey and Love.Story.Hero. PJ Harvey: The long intro on track one is so monotonous and creepy that I couldn’t help but be lured into a darker place. On top of that, the volume is so low that I had to turn it up to hear the lyrics, but they still blended in so much it lead my ear...

Music reviews for Old Canes, and The Panic Channel. Old Canes: When I listen to this record I feel like I’m sitting in the small room of an old house looking at the paint chipping off the window ledges and the dust collecting on the books in the corner, while a group guys play for no one but me...

Music reviews for 5 records; Jack Johnson, Panic! at the Disco, and more. Panic! at the Disco: ometimes ya wanna dance, sometimes ya want to hear that someone else feels ‘that way’, and sometimes you just want candid lyrics that are sexy and to the point. Panic! At the Disco is a neo burlesque...

Music reviews for The New Amsterdams and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The New Amsterdams: You gotta love when people hand you music that soon becomes part of your daily routine or becomes the soundtrack to certain parts of your life. This is the case for me and Worse for the Wear by The New Amsterdams...

It was a sunny and warm Friday night in Salt Lake City, UT as three bands prepped to play the stage @ Captain’s Quarters in downtown. When I arrived most of the bands were out back in their vans jamming out to various records, none of which I wish to repeat as it could be incriminating and make you...

Reviews of Swollen Members and Thursday. Swollen Members: I was introduced to the dark hip hop sounds of Swollen Members by accident a few years ago when an old roommate decided to leave his entire cd collection with me following his excursion into the world of ipods and a ‘no-need’ policy...

Reviews of Mieka Pauley and Minus the Bear. Mieka Pauley: I’ll admit that it took me a few listens to get into the new full band arrangements of the new Mieka Pauley EP, simply because it is so good and also so different from what I am used to hearing from Mieka. Out of Car Wrecks and Hurricanes...

Live show reviews of Quietdrive and Waking Ashland. Quietdrive: Step up to the stage with your ears open and glue your eyes on to a four piece that will challenge you to stay with them the entire set. Led by killer front man Kevin Truckenmiller, that commanded the stage and accented the well...

Music Reviews of Shudder to Think and The Shins. Shudder to Think: If you enjoy a unique voice, Craig Wedren will have you wrapped around his finger in about the first 4 seconds of the record. The foursome formed around 1986 and continued to play into the late 90's...