August 2010

Great Lakes: Summer Fruit

From their album Ways of Escape out Oct 12 Great Lakes formed in Athens, Georgia in 1996. Founded around the songwriting partnership of Ben Crum and lyricist Dan Donahue, with multi-instrumentalist Jamey Huggins and a rotating cast of several other…

Dreamend: Magnesium Light

From the Solo project So I Ate Myself, Bite by Bite of Ryan Graveface of Black Moth Super Rainbow As Dreamend’s sole member and proprietor behind Graveface Records, an independent label with a sharp focus on hand assembled items and…

Matt Skiba: S.O.S.

Somewhere in between breaks during Alkaline Trio’s relentless touring schedule, Matt Skiba found time to demo and record a whole slew of new songs. It’s been more than ten years since his last solo album (a split with Kevin Seconds),…

State Song: Highway Machine

From “Dear Hearts & Gentle People” on Phratry Records Started in November 2008 by cousins Scot Torres and Matt Hemingway along with good friend George Jesse. All bandless at the time, they came together to turn their shared passion for…