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BOBBY – S/T
reviewed by Patrick Hosken

BOBBY – S/T

A band called BOBBY might suggest sunny, non-threatening three-minute indie-pop. That’s not the case for this New England collection of assorted instrumenteers, though BOBBY’s experimental [...]

Verbicide’s Top 50 Albums of 2011

Verbicide’s Top 50 Albums of 2011

Our definitive list returns! Featuring chart-topping albums, some returning veterans, and a few surprise upstarts. Join us as we count down the best albums of the year.

Photo Gallery: Best Photos of 2011

Photo Gallery: Best Photos of 2011

Check out some of the amazing photography we’ve featured this year! Impressive, to say the least.

HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL – Mergers & Acquisitions
reviewed by Matt Edmund

HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL – Mergers & Acquisitions

Cooking up their own brand of alternative folk, Have Gun Will Travel have released their third album Mergers & Acquisitions. This collection of 12 folk-driven [...]

Orlando Calling Music Fest to Take Place This Weekend

Orlando Calling Music Fest to Take Place This Weekend

Orlando Calling, a brand new music festival, launches this weekend. The fest will have an extremely diverse lineup including The Pixies, Drive-By Truckers, The Killers, [...]

CHUCK RAGAN – Covering Ground
reviewed by Josh Diamond

CHUCK RAGAN – Covering Ground

Some will know Chuck Ragan from his early career singing and playing guitar in post-hardcore band Hot Water Music.  The Gainesville, Florida four-piece released seven [...]

CASE STUDIES – The World Is Just A Shape To Fill The Night
reviewed by Evan Pearson

CASE STUDIES – The World Is Just A Shape To Fill The Night

Folk duo The Dutchess and The Duke split up last year to many music lovers’ dismay. Their particular brand of painful, honest songwriting and heartfelt [...]

Photo Gallery: SolarFest 2011, Tinmouth, VT 7/16/11
photos by Tom Ellis

Photo Gallery: SolarFest 2011, Tinmouth, VT 7/16/11

Sixteen years ago, SolarFest started with an innovative and original idea: Hold a festival showcasing the power and possibilities of Solar Energy.

THE WOODEN BIRDS – Two Matchsticks
reviewed by Garrett Lyons

THE WOODEN BIRDS – Two Matchsticks

The Wooden Birds is a veritable supergroup of modern indie rockers featuring former American Analog Set frontman and Broken Social Scene collaborator Andrew Kenny, drummer [...]

MATT POND PA – Spring Fools
reviewed by Garrett Lyons

MATT POND PA – Spring Fools

Matt Pond PA has always been a band willing to experiment with different tweaks in their sound, and their newest EP Spring Fools is no [...]

Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 9

Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 9

After a long, six-month absence, the Verbicide Select Mixtape makes its triumphant comeback. Was it worth the wait? You bet! We’ve packed this mixtape with [...]

NINJA GUN – Roman Nose
reviewed by Ian Jones

NINJA GUN – Roman Nose

Ninja Gun’s newest release is a fresh new folk sound from an old punk-influenced band. The Roman Nose EP is something that will brighten your day [...]

Verbicide Unsigned Spotlight: Roy Paymon

Verbicide Unsigned Spotlight: Roy Paymon

Check out Roy Paymon, one of the finalists in our Unsigned contest last year.

OLD MAN MARKLEY – Guts N’ Teeth
reviewed by Shahab Zargari

OLD MAN MARKLEY – Guts N’ Teeth

This band, apparently, started out playing covers of distinctly non-bluegrass songs in a bluegrass manner alongside standard bluegrass covers. But as soon as they started having fun, [...]

THE HEADLOCKS – Cuckoo Bird
reviewed by Vanessa Bennett

THE HEADLOCKS – Cuckoo Bird

The fact that there are 17 musicians and singers listed on the latest album from Staten Island based band The Headlocks is more than a [...]