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Swell Season, “People We Used to Be”

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Crush of Souls
Lézire

As one half of Crocodiles, the San Diegan duo who first garnered a buzz with the release of its 2009 debut, Summer of Hate during a wave of lo-fi

The Starvations
Get Well Soon

The early 2000s may very well end up being remembered as a particularly fertile musical period. After the grunge dust of the ‘90s had finally

The Tubs
Cotton Crown

Almost exactly two years after emerging with one of 2023’s best records, Dead Meat (their debut no less), The Tubs are back with an equally enthralling

X
The Observatory North Park, San Diego, December 30

This past summer, X—the four-piece who first made a name for itself as a forerunner of the Los Angeles punk scene

Howard Jones, ABC & Haircut 100
The Athenaeum, Columbus, August 28

While the ‘80s are often reduced to a stereotype of big hair, day-glo colors, and emotionless pop, the truth is that is was an

The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain

It’s hard to think of a band in the last 40 years that has been more incendiary than The Jesus and Mary Chain. After making their way from East Kilbride (Scotland) to London, they became infamous for gigs that often ended in riots. However, it was their music that was truly arresting. After first putting out a single on the legendary Creation label, they released …


The Kills
Newport Music Hall, Columbus, February 18

It had been more than 20 years since I had seen The Kills first play Columbus to about 40 people, but as they launched into “Kissy Kissy,”

The Agit Reader Top 10 of 2023

It never ceases to surprise me when I come across someone with the notion that there isn't new music worth hearing these days. As much as I can appreciate the cynicism

Nick Cave
KeyBank State Theatre, Cleveland, September 25

Sitting in a movie theater watching Mutiny in Heaven, the recently released Birthday Party documentary, it was hard to believe that

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