Check out my review of Purling Hiss’ new album, Drag on Girard, on FLOOD‘s website.
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Purling Hiss’ ‘Drag on Girard’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Purling Hiss on 03/27/2023 by Kurt OrzeckLiturgy’s ‘93696’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Liturgy on 03/24/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my review of Liturgy’s new album, 93696, on FLOOD‘s website.
M83’s ‘Fantasy’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags M83 on 03/21/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my review of the new M83 album, Fantasy, on FLOOD‘s website.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s ‘V’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Unknown Mortal Orchestra on 03/20/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my review of Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s new album, V, on FLOOD‘s website.
Flaming Lips’ ‘Fight Test’ EP Reissue: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Flaming Lips on 03/15/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Check out my review of the Flaming Lips’ Fight Test EP, on vinyl for the first time, courtesy of FLOOD Magazine.
Full of Hell and Primitive Man’s ‘Suffocating Hallucination’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Full of Hell, Primitive Man on 03/05/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Check out my review of Suffocating Hallucination, the new album by Full of Hell and Primitive Man, courtesy of FLOOD Magazine.
Willie Nelson’s ‘I Don’t Know a Thing About Love’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Willie Nelson on 03/04/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Check out my review of I Don’t Know a Thing About Love, the new album by Willie Nelson, courtesy of FLOOD Magazine.
Big|Brave’s ‘Nature Morte’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Big|Brave on 02/27/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Check out my review of nature morte, the new album by Big|Brave, courtesy of FLOOD Magazine.
Toro y Moi, Chai, Liz Phair, Acid King Rock Treefort Music Fest ’19
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags Acid King, American Football, Black Mountain, Built to Spill, Chai, Ealdor Bealu, Liz Phair, Mandolin Orange, Rituals of Mine, Sonic Titan, Toro y Moi, Treefort, Weeed on 02/21/2023 by Kurt OrzeckWith just 30 days until Boise’s Treefort Music Fest kicks off — and shortly before the Bad Penny rolls out an exciting interview series surrounding it — here’s a look back in photos (and some words) at 2019’s installment.
(Originally published by Music Connection.)
Scratch Acid, Big Black, Man … Or Astro-Man? Give Chicago Hope At Touch And Go Bash
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags Big Black, Calexico, David Yow, Didjits, Enon, Killdozer, Man ... or Astro-man?, Monorchid, Negative Approach, New Year, Pinback, Rob Crow, Scratch Acid, Shellac, Steve Albini, Supersystem, Ted Leo, Touch and Go on 02/20/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
… And here’s my review of the Touch and Go Records’ three-day anniversary concert from September 2006.
CHICAGO — Touch and Go’s three-day anniversary bash wasn’t just a lesson in the history of the seminal record label. It was a Cliff’s Notes-like recap of the last 25 years of indie rock itself.
Underground granddaddies Big Black, Scratch Acid and Killdozer spit forth a lethal dose of abrasive, confrontational brutality, while !!!, Ted Leo and Enon courted the crowd with dance-rock appeal. And therein lied the clear distinction between the challenging approach taken by yesterday’s bands and the sheer accessibility of their successors.
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