I do love one of those shows when you have to shove the pool table to one side, bring all your own equipment, have no monitors, and all the people at the bar stare at the band like they’re aliens.
Sexiness is swirling. Andy’s big moment. Rock star success checklist. Cinnamon makes an appointment. Plus: weird English desserts. (Follow us on Facebook! Instagram! Twitter! And lots of stuff about these and other bands, including artist interviews, is at www.hlycrp.com.)
This is New York City kids weaving a whole bunch of interesting and big sounds back and forth around a beat, with occasional heavy guitars and screaming and coughing and maybe a flute. This kind of thing only works if the conceptual artists behind it are really good, and it works here
The Kindest People in Johnson City thrash around and harmonize for 1:19. So nice you need to hear it at least twice.
Flowerama ep by HNRY FLWR Deep and sensitive, but deeper than that. He’s so low. There are some parts where you think he’s going to go lower, and then he brings you back up in such a pretty and satisfying way. It’s a great song.
Thee Sidewalk Surfers are back to rock you in their friendly Beatles way. The music arcs around in different nice ways in the verse and in the chorus. Music is philosophy.
Frigid Bit by The Ghost Bomber Grungy, messed-up sounding music that maybe was recorded in a deep cave. We love it. Particularly the bass. Nice work
Cinnamon raps again. John is JayZ. Avengers. Plus lots of great music! (Follow us on Facebook! Instagram! Twitter! And lots of stuff about these and other bands, including artist interviews, is at www.hlycrp.com.)
Lowell Hobbs of Tongues of Fire talks about putting together a band’s first tour.