Guided by Voices’ August by Cake album cover
Here is my album review of Guided by Voices’ terrific August by Cake — the 100th release by frontman Bob Pollard. “By the time its 71 minutes are up, ‘August by Cake’ leaves a resin-free aftertaste.”
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Guided by Voices’ August by Cake: FLOOD Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Guided by Voices on 04/29/2017 by kurtorzeckRoyal Thunder’s ‘Wick’-ed Awesome Gig: Two Cent Review
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags Black Sabbath, Black Wizard, Brant Bjork, Fatso Jetson, Fu Manchu, Kyuss, Nick Walker’s Acid Guide Service, Royal Thunder on 04/15/2017 by kurtorzeckBrant Bjork, Royal Thunder, Black Wizard and Nick Walker’s Acid Guide Service at the Shredder in Boise, ID, 4.14.17
Royal Thunder frontwoman Miny Parsons, doing her best Kurt Cobain impression at the Shredder.
With sweat dripping off their faces and their bodies thoroughly spent, Royal Thunder huddled together onstage at the Shredder on Friday night after a blistering show, powwowing about their latest concert victory. Continue reading
Treefort 2017: The Ultimate, Gorilla-Size Review
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags Deafheaven, Doug Martsch, Grouper, Magic Sword, This Will Destroy You, Treefort on 04/12/2017 by kurtorzeck
Treefort 2017 delivered Deafheaven, Mac DeMarco, Grouper, Doug Marsch — and set a gorilla on the loose.
Check out my exhaustive concert review of Boise’s five-day indie-rock festival, Treefort — starring Deafheaven, Grouper, This Will Destroy You, Doug Martsch, Magic Sword and more — on Drowned in Sound.
Deafheaven’s 2017 Tour Setlists: An Analysis
Posted in Concert Reviews, Esoterica, Exclusives, Reviews, Setlists with tags Bosse-de-Nage, Deafheaven, George Clarke, Mogwai, Shiv Mehra, Treefort on 04/09/2017 by kurtorzeck
Deafheaven’s setlist from their show at Mardi Gras in Boise on 3.25.17
When Deafheaven played their first show in Boise on March 25 — at Mardi Gras, a venue typically reserved for wedding functions — they provided the five-day Treefort Music Fest with its only dose of shoe-gazing black metal. Continue reading
Louis C.K. Jokes About Having Bestiality Sex with a Goat on ‘SNL’
Posted in Comedy, Reviews with tags Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live, SNL on 04/09/2017 by kurtorzeck
Louis C.K. jokes about goat sex during his stint hosting last night’s “SNL”
Check out my review of Louis C.K.’s monologue from last night’s “Saturday Night Live” on Monsters and Critics.
Louis C.K.’s ‘2017’ Special: Abortions, Beheadings And Lots Of Laughs
Posted in Comedy, Reviews with tags Louis CK on 04/05/2017 by kurtorzeck
Louis C.K. brings the cringe on his new Netflix special, “2017”
Check out my review of Louis C.K.’s new Netflix special, “2017,” on Monsters and Critics.
Best Albums Of 2016: Cobalt, Ancst, Black Fast
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Uncategorized with tags Ancst, Bhavachakra, Black Fast, Cobalt, Cult of Luna, Dark Tranquillity, Germ, Julie Christmas, Khemmis, Mantar, Martyrdöd, Meshuggah, Oranssi Pazuzu, Sumac, Vredehammer, Wode on 12/20/2016 by kurtorzeck
1. Cobalt – Slow Forever (Profound Lore)
2. Ancst – Moloch (Halo of Flies) Continue reading
