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Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. “The Big Beast”

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Artificial Go
Musical Chairs

Hopscotch Fever, Artificial Go’s debut from last year, was a fetching mix of slippery guitar lines, snappy beats, and singer Angie Willcutt’s clever wordplay

Unrest
Perfect Teeth

Formed in 1983 while the band’s members were still in high school, Unrest made half a dozen or so eclectic full-length records before calling it a day after

Bill Fox
Resonance

While considered a sort of musical JD Salinger in certain circles, Bill Fox has largely dwelled in obscurity for most of his musical career. This is due in no

Sacred Paws

Sacred Paws

If it seems like it’s been a long time since we last heard from Sacred Paws, that may be because it feels like we’re now living in another time from when the Scottish duo last released a record. (Although, unfortunately, there are some alarming similarities). When the band’s sophomore album, Run Around the Sun, came out in May 2019, we were still existing in …


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 their debut, Dead Meat, one of 2023’s best records, 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

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