Category: Music
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Damage Report: Salt @ Dirty Dungarees
Ohio emoviolence outfit theyhungusfrompowerlines opened the 9/20 show at Dirty Dungarees, delivering chaotic drum parts played at blinding speeds, similarly eclectic riffs that constantly changed tempo and tone, and violent, violent screaming. In classic emo fashion, the band played their entire set facing the drummer rather than crowd. This did not prevent the dual vocalists…
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Sleater-Kinney Grieves: Little Rope
The name “Sleater-Kinney” should not be new to many music fans. The band has kicked it in the rock scene after forming in 1994 in Olympia, Washington – the birthplace of riot grrl. The trio (vocalist/guitarist Corrin Tucker, guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein, and drummer Janet Weiss) emerged alongside bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, and Heavens to…
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Rhythms And Reviews: Cutouts
Cutouts, the newest record from the Radiohead offshoot The Smile, continues to further their experimental rock credo. In Cutouts, the group pushes creative boundaries while providing biting social commentary through metaphor-packed lyrics. The band’s second release in this year alone, Cutouts was recorded around the same time as Wall Of Eyes and marks the third…