The Skluttz – The Good Fight

The Skluttz are a Washington DC based ska band that is slipping under a lot of people’s radar. Their last EP, The Good Fight, was released in 2022 by Allegedly Records. In the last year, they...

Garage League’s Release Show

Although it went down more than two months ago, I keep thinking back at how special this night was. *cue the Wayne’s World dream sequence* Garage League released their debut full length album...

Vagales – Insania

Following their 2018 Self-Titled debut album, Vagales (comprised of Giancarlo Zamora Ibarra on guitar and vocals, Paul Becerra on bass and primary vocals, and Steven Saenz on drums and vocals) deliver...

A Night in Richmond

Usually Virginia is just outside of my travel zone for shows. That 5+ hour drive is just a bit too much for me to stay awake on the way home. But after a shitty year and an offer to crash at a...

Paperback Tragedy – 8!

It’s no secret that I have a heavy (albeit VERY respectful and VERY healthy) man-crush on Will West and the Paperback Tragedy (PbT) Crew. I proclaim it to be “respectful and healthy” because I have...

The Artist Known As Tim – Bitter As Hell, Part 3

“Saved By the Blood” This is an excellent opener for this new EP. The ominous repeating guitar notes that are then spiced with a haunting violin and powerful vocals immediately draws you...

The Downstrokes – This Close to Vertigo

Down-stroke: a technique used by musicians in which the pick only comes in contact with the guitarstrings in the downward motion; generating a tighter and more energetic sound. The Downstrokes...

Curse Words – It Was the Cursed of Times

Curse Words are a four piece pop/punk band from Washington D.C., self described as: “passive aggressive punk rock, meets death by bar tabs.” I would say that is a fair assessment. It Was the...

The Artist Known As Tim – Bitter As Hell Parts 1 & 2

Tim Nave is an experimental folk artist from Carter County, Tennessee. He goes by TAKAT, or The Artist Known As Tim. Bitter As Hell is a series of short albums that are inspired by his life and the...

Paperback Tragedy – Threeshe!

Ahh, Pop Punk. The genre that’s damned if it does, and damned if it doesn’t. The de-facto outcast in a music genre made for outcasts. Pop Punk has saved my soul several times. It’s also been the...