FREE DOWNLOAD: Awkward Age (4 Song Demo)
Victor Alvarez of Awkward Age plays the Hold Tight House on March 5, 2011/Photo by: Nicole Kibert By our count, Tampa-based pop-punk trio Awkward Age have been in existence for less than a year. They haven’t even played twenty shows yet, but don’t look to be losing any steam. They released their first piece of recorded material — a self-titled, four-song demo... Read More
LISTEN: Dream Love – “Be My Man, Woman”
A lot of you probably can’t stand to listen to the same type of music every single day. As a matter of fact, your musical tastes are actually like Jekkyl & Hyde; a dizzying, schizophrenic combination of genres, and while it’s hard to pick and choose what style to listen to at any particular moment, Taylor Ross has just made that choice a little but easier. Ross is the... Read More
LISTEN: Two tracks from Black Tusk’s upcoming LP — Set The Dial
UPDATE: The entire album is now streaming on Spinner. Check it out here. Some say that Savannah, Ga. metal trio Black Tusk “worship at the altar of the almighty riff,” and these two streams from their upcoming album – Set the Dial – certainly confirm the rumors. But before you stop reading this post because you’re “too old” for metal, consider this. One of Set... Read More
LISTEN: New records from Greenland Is Melting and Look Mexico
Did you know that today is International Geography Awareness day? You’re right, it’s not. And while the world isn’t celebrating the lost art of the mental map today, it’s still a nice afternoon to devote an hour (or two, or three depending on how much you like these two bands) to giving a listen to a couple of great records that came out on Tuesday. Face... Read More
Parts & Labor announce “indefinite hiatus,” offer free download of lost Receivers song – “No Nostalgia”
Parts & Labor‘s latest record — Constant Future – sounded so fresh that it’s almost hard to believe that the band has already been around for a decade. That’s right — 10 years. To celebrate the achievement, the band’s current lineup — Dan Friel, B.J. Warshaw, and Joe Wong — is going to play a string of shows where they’ll... Read More
RIP: Mema’s Alaskan Tacos (2004-2011)
Image via: Michael Coyne (michaelcoyne.smugmug.com) When I was a doorman at the Masquerade in Ybor City (now The Ritz Ybor), my favorite thing to do was blow one hour’s worth of pay on an Alaskan Taco from Mema’s. The eatery was still located on it’s 17th Street location (where Hot Willy’s stands today), and I would always have a couple of those warm, gooey... Read More
