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Show Review: Minus The Bear at National Theater, Richmond 5/8/10
words by Ryan Brosmer | photo by Cody Whitby

Show Review: Minus The Bear at National Theater, Richmond 5/8/10

When I walked into the National Theater in Richmond, Virginia to see Minus The Bear play, I really wasn’t sure what I was getting into. [...]

HOTCHACHA – The World’s Hardest Working Telescope and the Violent Birth of Stars
reviewed by Ryan Brosmer

HOTCHACHA – The World’s Hardest Working Telescope and the Violent Birth of Stars

Think of Joy Division then replace Ian Curtis with a female vocalist and you’ve basically got HotChaCha. Mostly simple guitar riffs over rambling drums…

Show Review: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down 11/7/09
words and photo by Ryan Brosmer

Show Review: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down 11/7/09

Thao Nguyen and her backing duo The Get Down Stay Down were in one of many places they can call “home” when they took the [...]

ARMS AND SLEEPERS – Matador
reviewed by Ryan Brosmer

ARMS AND SLEEPERS – Matador

Matador by Arms and Sleepers sounds kind of like the American equivalent to Sigur Ros. Their ambience isn’t as organic; they possess a much more [...]

COCOCOMA – Things Are Not All Right
reviewed by Ryan Brosmer

COCOCOMA – Things Are Not All Right

I really kind of wish I could understand any of the vocals on this album. CoCoComa is good at what they’re trying to do: simple, [...]

Interview: Screaming Females
words by Ryan Brosmer | photo courtesy of Riot Act Media

Interview: Screaming Females

There’s something about New Jersey. I’m not sure what it is, but the state has the uncanny ability to churn out musicians. Maybe it’s just [...]

Interview: Girl in a Coma
words by Ryan Brosmer | photo by Michael Rubenstein

Interview: Girl in a Coma

So you walk onto the set of a cable TV show in New York that showcases unknown bands and in the audience is Joan Jett. [...]