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An Intimate Look: Lawrence’s Family Business
Image credit Justin Higuchi, via Wikimedia Commons At the end of October, sibling duo Clyde and Gracie Lawrence visited the Bluestone here in Columbus for their eponymous Family Business tour. The name carries metaphorical significance, as the two have made music together since childhood – but also literal significance, as they also have a father…
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Too Young For This: Don Toliver @ Nationwide Arena
Image credit Sanchez Productions, via Wikimedia Commons One dark and stormy Halloweekend night, I realized the time had come for me to apply for an AARP card. It was a Saturday night in November, and Don Toliver was performing at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. I felt over the moon – as I admit, I…
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Biting The Hand That Fails To Feed You: Chat Pile’s Cool World
Genre: Sludge Metal // Rage Therapy Rock // Doomer Metal Rating: 8/10 Contrary to what you might assume from the title, Chat Pile’s fresh album Cool World crash lands as a response to a very torrid and ‘uncool’ world. A world where our lesser evils ridicule protesters of the current genocide while apologizing for those…
