Straylight Run is a band in a transitional period. With co-lead vocalist/instrumentalist Michelle DaRosa leaving the band to purse a solo career, the group has lost the most interesting aspect of its sound. After her departure the band has released the EP Un Mas Dos, which finds Straylight Run having morphed into a straightforward rock [...]
3 Balloons – Stephen Lynch
A disappointing album most often comes when a work seems uninspired and substantially less creative than previous works. They seem like the artist isn’t invested and is just putting out more music because, well, that’s what they are supposed to do. Stephen Lynch’s newest, 3 Balloons, is the textbook example of this. Lynch has been [...]
Now We Can See – The Thermals
It’s evolution baby. Now We Can See, the latest album by The Thermals, is all about evolution. It’s not only a key theme that the songs address; the band itself evolves into a new sort of beast on this record. The Thermals become sonically lighter, poppier, slower, and more of a traditional rock band on [...]
The Body, The Blood, The Machine – The Thermals
When an album feels like it’s kicking your ass, you’re in for a good time. When it touches you emotionally or makes you sing along at the top of your lungs, you will be sure to remember it for a long time. When it makes you question the world around you, then it’s been impactful. [...]
Music’s Strive to Thrive in Spokane
Music breeds passion for many, and when a passion is threatened, people become defensive. So when those in the Spokane music scene heard that their concert-going freedom might be severely restricted by new city law, a sense of dread began to rise. While the situation now seems to be nearing an agreeable resolution for both [...]
