Just in time for the Cornerstone Festival, Ping drops an EP that finds Jeff Elbel and Co. laying down four tracks that are probably the best work that they have ever done! I know that is saying a lot because Jeff has been making music for years as Ping (prior to that he was in…
This ep is a great release from Allan Aguirre’s latest band Men As Trees Walking. The thing that is cool about this on a couple of different levels is 1) finally there is some authentic reggae that we have access to! Also 2) the package comes with a t-shirt and a 6 song EP –…
I am so pleased to review this release by David Bazan. I loved Pedro the Lion when the band was together, and I equally love Bazan’s solo career. I think that Bazan is an amazing songwriter and a brilliant communicator. I was so stunned by his last release, Curse Your Branches, that I really didn’t…
My introduction to Daniel Amos came through the Fearful Symmetry album which was released back in 1986; I probably came across it somewhere around ’88 or ’89 when I was 14 or 15 years old. It absolutely changed the way that I viewed Christian music and stamped Terry Taylor’s name on my brain. After finding…
This is the first release by The Walter Eugenes – the self titled one that I originally purchased back in 1991 because I just assumed that Gene Eugene had something to do with it. I was wrong about that, but I immediately loved the music that I discovered. These guys released one other album (I…
I was first introduced to Marc Plainguet through Facebook. I can’t remember how exactly but I’m sure we were getting into some type of political mischief via Brian Healy’s facebook page. Anyway, Marc is a super nice guy and I eventually realized that he had been involved in music some years ago. I wasn’t familiar…
Yep, so this is where it all stated for Tony Valenziano and company. Heartbreak Town was one of those records that was a constant in my life from the time I bought it. Sometimes there are certain albums that just become a part of your life because they fit so well, they define us so…
This is a great album that completely exceeded my expectations… and after repeated listening I’m still impressed with how well done this release is. If you read the interview with John in this issue you know that he has played with Theo Obrastoff and Dead Artist Syndrome. He definitely has the skills musically and this…
This was the last record from The Stand. Recorded almost 10 years ago in 2002, this disc was definitely a more polished sound for the band as they had grown and progressed through the years. There is still the definitive Stand sound; this release is just fuller, richer and maybe even a bit poppier than…
There is so much to say about this latest offering from The Violet burning… where to begin? First let me say that this is a huge release, three discs with 34 songs in total, a full color 80 page booklet complete with the lyrics and some brilliant artwork and photographs. The packaging alone is great.…