Bonfire John and the Majestic Springs Band / Making the Most
Making the Most, the debut record from Bonfire John and the Majestic Springs Band, is the first complete offering from Carmel, Indiana songwriter Owen...
Article Category: Album Reviews
Jon Keller / Deceiver
In the interest of being forthright, I feel it necessary to preface this review by admitting that I’ve thus far only heard the unmixed demos for Jon...
Elephants in Mud / How the Hell Are You?
After a lot of teasing and much anticipation, Jared Andrews, Lynn Nicholson and Jon Swain, a.k.a. Elephants in Mud, have finally hit the studio and...
John Minton / The Hills Are in Bloom
I have a very long and extensive love for metal, so when I first popped in The Hills Are in Bloom, the CD from Indiana University professor John Minton,...
Flamingo Nosebleed / Headbanger
When I was lucky enough to meet the guys in Flamingo Nosebleed two years ago, frontman Jake Emissions told me that all they really wanted to do was...
Hillbilly Casino / Tennessee Stomp
Don’t underestimate Hillbilly Casino’s ability to get under your skin. This rollicking rockabilly wrecking crew has been tearing up stages and causing...
Big Jaw / Appetite for Construction
From note one of Big Jaw’s Appetite for Construction disc, it’s obvious that this Clint Roth fellow possesses massive recording chops. Not such a surprise,...
Future X / Down on the Upside
It takes nerve to not only open your album with a cover, but to open your album with, essentially, a cover of a cover. Case in point: the first tune...
Black Jet Radio / Sex Sex Riot
Former Sacred Broncos guitarist Brian Jenkins and his wife Danisha form the core of Black Jet Radio, a new Fort Wayne-based band. Born in December of...
Left Lane Cruiser / Junkyard Speed Ball
By now, Left Lane Cruiser have shed “best kept secret” status and moved into the national indie-garage-blues-rock-hyphenate cult’s embrace.
But don’t...