ALBUM REVIEW: Black Tusk – Set The Dial

I was first introduced to Black Tusk when they opened for The Queers at the Brass Mug in 2006. I was conversing with a friend about why the Brass Mug charged fifty cents for tap water in a plastic cup, but then I became immediately distracted by a mountain of sludge brought on by a trio of swamp tyrants, who called themselves “Black Tusk”. Two years later I found their... Read More

ALBUM REVIEW: Funky Seeds – Taking Root

The iconic George Clinton once sung, and continues to sing, “Put a glide in you stride and a dip in your hip and come on up to the Mothership,” Now, it does not get funkier than the funk of the P-Funk but I would have to say that the Funky Seeds follow in their footsteps with their own Florida, citrus twist. When I first heard the 11-track album, Taking Root, it reminded me... Read More

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Blackwater Music and Arts Festival

Ghostland Observatory at Blackwater 2011./Photo by: Jordan Hicks of Reel Fishy Productions During the third weekend of September, the Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park played host to the 2nd annual Blackwater Music and Arts Festival. Close to 5,000 were in attendance for this year’s fest, nearing doubling last year’s numbers. Mega headliners The Flaming Lips, STS9 and Ghostland... Read More

LIVE REVIEW: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at Crowbar 09.30.11

Photo by: Zachary Tomlinson All photos by Zachary Tomlinson To misquote Frank Turner, You can’t do much better than some skinny half-arsed English country singer.  This fact was abundantly clear to the sold-out crowd Friday night at Tampa’s Crowbar. While not Turner’s first trip to the bay area, it is his first headlining tour. Having garnered considerable attention... Read More

LOOK: Andrew Jackson Jihad at Crowbar 09.30.11

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LOOK: Black Star at The Straz Center 10.02.11

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