Billy Walton Band: “Soul of a Man” Debra Kate Schafer February 14, 2018 Albums, Reviews Billy Walton has been performing for years; from his mom driving him to clubs and chaperoning his gigs -- because he was too young to be there by himself -- to forming his band and headlining his own sho...
Franz Ferdinand: “Always Ascending” Debra Kate Schafer February 7, 2018 Albums, Reviews 1 Franz Ferdinand have always known what their sound is; as do their fans and the public, for many can identify the funky, rock beats underneath Alex Kapranos’ voice as only Franz Ferdinand’s. Their person...
Dashboard Confessional: “Crooked Shadows” Debra Kate Schafer February 7, 2018 Albums, Reviews The most we have gotten from Dashboard Confessional since 2009 are a couple of singles and two EPs; one of which was split with pop-punk band, New Found Glory. Chris Carrabba, founder, guitarist, and lea...
Fall Out Boy: M A N I A (Island Records) Debra Kate Schafer January 31, 2018 Albums, Reviews Fall Out Boy’s sound has evolved throughout each of their albums, growing from early ‘00s pop punk and turning into solid, modern rockers. The band’s seventh album, M A N I A, dropped on Jan. 19 and not ...
Shin Guard: “Five Songs” Debra Kate Schafer January 3, 2018 Albums Let me start off by saying that Five Songs is actually a four track album, because before I slid on my headphones and listened to it, I was desperately searching for that fifth song. I refreshed my laptop, ...
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Who Built The Moon? (Carolina International) Debra Kate Schafer December 6, 2017 Albums When you think of Noel Gallagher in 2017, there is a good chance that you think of one of two things: Oasis’ overplayed, but forever legendary, “Wonderwall,” or the constant insulting and bickering between ...
Album Review – hunter & wolfe: “Late Then Never” Debra Kate Schafer November 29, 2017 Albums 1 Five: that is the number of songs that are on the Late Then Never EP. Five: that is the number of times I thought about downloading the Soundcloud app just to listen to this album everyday in my car. Five: ...
Album Review: Blake Shelton – “Texoma Shore” (Warner Music Nashville) Debra Kate Schafer November 15, 2017 Albums For most of my life, country music was always somewhere in the distance looking like a practically untouched piece of land in my personal world of music. The closest I had ever gotten to the country music g...
The Sighs – “Wait On Another Day” (Omad Records) Debra Kate Schafer November 8, 2017 Albums Power pop with a ‘90s alternative rock aesthetic seems to fit The Sighs quite nicely. It is rare that you find a band that not only stays consistent in its bands members, but also stays consistent in their ...
Album Review – HAIM – Something to Tell You (Polydor) Daniel Michael Alleva October 11, 2017 Albums HAIM were an unexpected delight in 2013 with their debut album, Days Are Gone. That album was an unabashed love letter to rock music of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, with HAIM being able to up the ante by i...
