Alex Lynch One Glimpse Away Self-Released, 2010 Tweet Reviewed by Kent Manthie Talk about hitting the jackpot with a DIY project: Alex Lynch, a native Russian who seems to have a pretty damn good grasp of English, has just put out one of two releases he currently has on the market. One Glimpse Away is a 6-song EP that just […]
Two great but divergent CDs: Alex Lynch, welcome to America
LISTEN UP!!! Great new CD by T.S. Brooks
T.S. Brooks Reacclimator Self-Released, 2011 Reviewed by Kent Manthie [Recorded between January and February, 2011, in sunny San Diego, CA, at the House of Plenty. New songs, like ‘Spiral anymore’ and ‘When you sleep’ blend well with hitherto unrecorded live favorites ‘Ribbon’ and ‘Kelly in se.’ Quite raw, quite sparse, quite real; and only available digitally (until further notice). ~ […]
Best Show of the Year!!!
Joan of Arc @ The Casbah, San Diego 5/16/11 Review by Kent Manthie On Monday, May 16th a select few lucky San Diegans were honored to be present at a blissful show: the amazing Chicago outfit Joan of Arc played an outrageous, stupendous and awesome show at the Casbah. Opening up was local band Street of Little Girls and Airwaves, […]
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Three new iconoclasts from Polyvinyl
of Montreal thecontrollersphere Polyvinyl Records, 2011 www.polyvinylrecords.com Review by Kent Manthie After 10 great CDs by this genre-bending, androgynous outfit led by maestro Kevin Barnes, of Montreal has just released a little EP – thecontrollersphere, a five song experience that is typical of the gender-bending, hyper-sexual, disco-on-acid style wiggles that are at their peak in 2009’s Skeletal Lamping and 2008’s […]
A new San Diego Recording Studio: d-fab
D-FAB Studios, in South Park: At only $35 per hour D-Fab Studios a great deal for the upcoming or established singer-songwriter and hip hop artist. DfabStudios.com Phone: 714-604-6993 Here’s a video interview with the man behind DFAB Studios, Bryan Difabio, DJ & Audio Engineer:
New Music from Sean Brooks
TS Brooks: Reacclimator [Email] Hello, This is to tell you about… Reacclimator: an eight-song digital only ep by TS Brooks. Previously unreleased and new jams, recorded at the House of Plenty (San Diego, US) in late Jan/early Feb, 2011. bandcamp link Anyone who’s seen me in San Diego, Berlin, Kiel, Bremen, Hamburg, Aachen, Fürth, Rome, or Barcelona these last few […]