I blame Thee Oh Sees for giving the nomenclature of garage rock a (somewhat) sullied name. There are so many releases released under that crusty umbrella Primitive Futures
Purling Hiss
Weirdon
November 19th, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Primitive Futures | Leave A Comment »
I blame Thee Oh Sees for giving the nomenclature of garage rock a (somewhat) sullied name. There are so many releases released under that crusty umbrella
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Motel Beds
September 18th, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Primitive Futures | 5 Comments »
Between the closing of Walnut Hills, the exodus of the Deal sisters, and the death of Timmy Taylor, the most fruitful and creative period in Dayton music
Mike Rep and Friends
Darby Creek Drifter
September 8th, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Primitive Futures | Leave A Comment »
As far as the oblivious dilettantes who write the rock & roll history books and essay collections are concerned, Columbus music (and Ohio music too
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The Stevens
July 23rd, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Primitive Futures | Leave A Comment »
The Stevens’ debut, The History of Hygiene, is a rare record in this day and age. It takes some digging to discover, and though the RIYL tags that have been
Sports
Sports
May 22nd, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Primitive Futures | Leave A Comment »
The one and only time I've been to Kenyon College—Ohio's oldest private institution (established 1824) tucked neatly atop a hill in the micro-village
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Brat Curse
February 24th, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Primitive Futures | Leave A Comment »
Irreverence and pop: they are two things that seem intertwined and unique to the current litter of Columbus bands making records, producing
Blank Realm
Grassed Inn
January 24th, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Primitive Futures | Leave A Comment »
Last year’s gloriously messy Go Easy revealed that there was more to the racket made by Brisbane upstarts Blank Realm than trashy noise-rock
Mordecai
College Rock
November 22nd, 2013 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Primitive Futures | Leave A Comment »
Before we leave the summer of discovery, we need to examine a germ unearthed in Missoula, Montana: Mordecai. Not to concentrate on locale Bitchin Bajas, CAVE, and the Sigh of a Midwestern Autumn
October 30th, 2013 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Primitive Futures | Leave A Comment »
As a Midwesterner, the older you get, the more you realize that the rest of the world is missing out by not experiencing the region's life-affirming sigh