With Treefort Music Fest less than two months away, indie-rock fans flocking to Boise can breathe a collective sigh of relief: Legendary artist Mary Timony is, indeed, still on the bill.
Best known as the leader of Helium, the dreamy Boston trio that served as a staple of Matador Records’ roster in the ’90s, Timony is one of the main draws at this year’s edition of the five-day event. Treefort will take place from March 20 to 24 at various venues throughout the growing city.
Continue readingPallbearer fans are still biting their fingernails in anticipation of the heralded doom band’s next album, which they finished recording way back in June. The Arkansas group told us a little bit about the record last year — but to tide over Pallbearer’s devotees who are continuing to be patient, here’s a previously unpublished conversation, published on New Noise, in which they share entertaining stories about life on the road.
Check out my touching, intimate interview with shoegaze/pop/folk/doom-metal newcomers Helga in this feature courtesy of New Noise.
Carnation vocalist Simon Duson may be Belgian, but he doesn’t waffle when asked tough questions about his old-school death-metal band. Check out my full piece on New Noise.
Remixed and remastered, post-hardcore group Touché Amoré’s Is Survived By: Revived sounds crisper here, with a cleaner separation of sound that does far more justice to the tight performances by each band member. Read my FLOOD review here.
The second installment in the Spaceman Reissue Program series brings more clarity to Spiritualized’s uncharacteristically collaborative, exuberant and sincere 2003 effort. Check out FLOOD for my full review.
Head to FLOOD to read my early review of Green Day’s much-discussed new album, Saviors, before it drops tamarra.
Band patches, stickers and pins are so yesteryear. Check out artist merchandise running the gamut from the hilarious to the bizarre in my latest FLOOD feature.
Read my FLOOD review of Pile’s Hot Air Balloon, which exudes a cozy feel that favors a comfortable, even homespun-sounding, experience.
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