While walking into of Montreal’s show at the Plaza Orlando this past Friday night, a bevy of cruiser bikes tethered to a stop sign confirmed my suspicions: this is hipster country. Against my instincts, I proceeded into the venue and was greeted my no less than 50 horn-rimmed glasses. These flannel beasts chirped, chatted, and handed out business cards featuring their Tumblr account. My stomach turned each time I heard the word “Pitchfork”, and the…
1. Big Body Bes Intro 2. Rare Chandeliers 3. The Symbol 4. Sylvester Lundgren Ft. Meyhem Lauren & Ag Da Coroner 5. Randy the Musical 6. Demolition Men Ft. Schoolboy Q 7. Eggs on the Third Floor 8. Modern Day Revelations Ft. Roc Marciano 9. Dennis Haskins 10. Bitch I Deserve You Ft. Evidence 11. Gateway to Wizardy Ft.. Styles P 12. Bathtub 8 Ft. Deep 13. Blood of the Goat Ft. Big Twin & Sean Price 14. Mike Vick…
“Dreams are great, but eventually you have to wake up.” You probably haven’t heard of Cash Wilson, or his latest album. The Nashville-based singer/songwriter’s CD fell into my hands after a friend recommended I give it a shot. Since it was coming out of Nashville, I expected to hear either country-pop or desperate indie rock. Luckily, Cash Wilson sidesteps these stereotypes and provides a quality album that a lot of people would surely…
Oshin is the debut album by Brooklyn-based indie rockers DIIV. What is most striking about this album is its utter smoothness; each track flows into the next without abrupt turnarounds in melody or tempo. Do not be mistaken, however. Oshin’s track list is anything but the same ‘ol for forty minutes. Instead, each song works in conjunction with the others and gives the feeling of cohesiveness that many bands wish they could achieve. DIIV…
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