Catterina Tasso Silverlake Hipster Cool Photos by Reviewer Rob Formerly of the fine San Francisco band The May Fire, Catterina Tasso is now on her own and living in Los Angeles while doing a solo project called Tasso wherein she adds a partner for stage performances. Her first CD/EP is now out and called Gower, named after the street in […]
Tasso Cat
Evangenitalia
Urban Hillbilly Y’alt-Punk The Evangenitals, Introducing A New Americana by Reviewer Rob “… a unique presence in the neo-folk/freak-folk movement…” The Evangenitals are an LA alternative-country rock band (or y’alt-punk rock) that resists firm description. Upon first appraisal they appear to draw inspiration from country, hillbilly music, Southern spirituals/gospel and early 19th-century ship song as well as traditional Klezmer music […]
Aloha to you ALOHA fans…
Aloha Home Acres Polyvinyl Records, 2010 Reviewed by Kent Manthie Well this is a nice surprise. Aloha has finally come into their own, so to speak. Home Acres is the third CD I’ve reviewed, which is when I got hip to the band. On previous CDs, Aloha seemed to be searching for a niche, a subgenre they could settle into […]
Something borrowed, something blew…
Ape Survival of the Fittest Barred Records Reviewed by Kent Manthie Canada’s Ape has just released their first full-length CD, not counting the very limited demo they made, but not for the public at large, although, those who get into Ape will, no doubt, find themselves looking for it. Anyway, the new album is entitled Survival of the Fittest and […]
Sky Dancin’ With Marine Biologist
AntiQuark, Sky Dancer Hungry Eye Records Review by Kent Manthie The other day, someone turned me onto a relatively new band, AntiQuark, and their new CD, Sky Dancer, out now on Hungry Eye Records. AntiQuark is threaded by electronica, rock, pop and a kind of new-new wave style. Their first single, if you want to call it that, “Man From […]
The Silver-Spun Voice and the Golden Violin
Emily Wells The Symphonies: Dreams, Memories & Parties Creative Control Records Review by Kent Manthie It’s been a little while since I last wrote up a review of Ms. Wells. Last time it was for her debut solo CD, Beautiful Sleepyhead and the Laughing Yaks. What I can recall of that disc is that it was a beautiful, atmospheric showcase […]
SONIC YOUTH SHOW – San Diego HOB 1/7/10
Sonic Youth – House of Blues, San Diego January 7, 2010 [Unattended] review By Kent Manthie Something finally great rolled into San Diego on Thursday night: Sonic Youth played at the San Diego House of Blues. SY now are officially a quintet with the addition of producer/engineer extraordinaire, Jim O’Rourke, who is or is not a member – I get […]