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Crows
Beware Believers
May 2, 2022 | by | No Comments | Read →

Having released a truly astonishing debut (one of our favorites of 2019), Crows might have easily fallen into a sophomore slump, especially with the...


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  • Hovvdy A&R Music Bar, Columbus, March 20
    Hovvdy
    A&R Music Bar, Columbus, March 20

    When it comes to first impressions, I’ll have to be completely honest and confess that from my perspective, the Austin...

  • Crush of Souls Lézire
    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 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
    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...


Album Reviews

Crows
Beware Believers
Crows Beware Believers

Having released a truly astonishing debut (one of our favorites of 2019), Crows might have easily fallen into a sophomore slump, especially with the...

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What’s the Rumpus?

X
The Observatory North Park, San Diego, December 30
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...

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Past Perfect

Richard Thompson
(guitar, vocal)
Richard Thompson (guitar, vocal)

Over the course of his more than 50-year career, Richard Thompson has established himself as a virtuosic guitarist and a gifted songwriter. But in 1976...

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Biblio Files

The Hard Stuff
by Wayne Kramer
The Hard Stuff by Wayne Kramer

Let it be known: the Motor City really did burn. There really was revolution, dope, and fucking in the streets. And the MC5 really did kick out some jams. Delivering...

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Best of the Year

The Agit Reader Top 10 of 2023
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...

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