Category: Music
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Colin’s Column: Preacher’s Daughter
The Southern Gothic aesthetic has always fascinated me. From the novels of William Faulkner and the short fiction of Flannery O’Connor to movies like Mississippi Burning and Natural Born Killers, the unique mood of the South’s seedy underbelly has always intrigued me. My favorite works of Southern Gothic art tend to deal with the internal…
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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…