Check out my review of Suffocating Hallucination, the new album by Full of Hell and Primitive Man, 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 OrzeckTreefort 2023 Profile: Brazil’s BIKE
Posted in Interviews with tags Bike, Treefort on 03/04/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
This year’s Treefort Music Fest in Boise will feature more international acts than ever before during its five-day stretch starting March 22. But as the Bad Penny learned while creating this lengthy series profiling most of those non-U.S. artists, we also learned that many of them haven’t even touched American shores at all.
Take, for instance, BIKE. The tropicália-tinged psych band hails from São Paulo, Brazil, and already played throughout that country and in Europe too. Plus, many years have elapsed since the four-piece group released its debut album, 1943. (Just to clarify, none of BIKE’s members are senior citizens; the record dropped in July 2015.)
But the timing couldn’t be better for BIKE to finally pedal their way to the States for a concert performance. The Portuguese-speaking band — which counts Danger Mouse as a huge fan — just announced a new full-length, Arte Bruta, due May 5. Fans of Black Mountain and other forward-thinking fans of psychedelic rock, take note.
Continue readingWillie 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.
Treefort 2023 Profile: Chile’s Sistemas Inestables
Posted in Interviews with tags Sistemas Inestables, Treefort on 03/03/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
When Sistemas Inestables arrive in the U.S. for the first time ever later this month, they’ll be toting — and touting — a mellifluous blend of electronic-heavy post-rock — and some serious jet lag, presumably. Coming all the way from Santiago, Chile, the band is an extra-special component of this year’s Treefort Music Fest.
Continue readingTreefort 2023 Profile: Norway’s Orions Belte
Posted in Interviews with tags Orions Belte, Treefort on 03/02/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Orions Belte will play Boise’s Treefort Music Fest later this month in support of one of the more fascinating music releases in recent memory. In November, they put out a box set under the name of Orions Belte — and yet it contains no music by the indie-rock band, technically.
Continue readingTreefort 2023 Profile: British Columbia’s Mother Sun
Posted in Interviews with tags Mother Sun, Treefort on 03/01/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Mother Sun are much more than just a cleverly named psychedelic rock band. Hailing from British Columbia, the quartet are hometown heroes, having helped firm up the province’s indie-rock scene through their participation in various local bands. Expect a lot of smiles in the crowd when they play two sets of killer, off-kilter — but certainly not off-putting — music at this year’s Treefort Music Fest later this month.
Continue readingTreefort 2023: A Primer on This Year’s Profile Series
Posted in Interviews with tags Eric Gilbert, Treefort on 03/01/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Every March, Treefort Music Fest brings a boatload of surprises to music aficionados in Boise, Idaho, and beyond. Those surprises help shape the evolving identity of the ambitious festival from year to year. While the newest installment will feature about 500 bands, it’ll have a wider scope than ever before. Ahead of launching a series profiling the majority of international artists playing Treefort, the Bad Penny also recently caught up with Eric Gilbert, Treefort co-founder and festival director, to learn more about its increasing geographical reach.
Continue readingJared Conrad: ‘I Didn’t Have Any Reservations’
Posted in Interviews with tags Jared Conrad on 02/27/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my latest Signing Story for Music Connection — this one on Nashville songwriter Jared Conrad — right here.
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.
Tig Notaro’s Second Show at Treefort: Tix On Sale Tomorrow
Posted in Comedy with tags Tig Notaro, Treefort, Treefort Music Fest on 02/23/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
One of the biggest acts to anchor this year’s edition of Treefort Music Fest in Boise isn’t even a musician.
Headlining Comedyfort, the self-described offshoot of the March extravaganza, is Tig Notaro. The veteran entertainer started performing more than 20 years ago and is now one of the most talked-about comedians in the U.S.
To wit, the Notaro performance scheduled for Comedyfort — specifically, at the Egyptian Theatre on March 25 at 8 p.m. — sold out quickly. Earlier this week, organizers announced a second show; they told the Bad Penny that it will happen on the same evening at 10:30 p.m.
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