Article & Photos: Linda Carlson If you don’t know Blacktop Mojo, get yourself out from under that rock! This East Texas band, formed in 2012 by lead singer Matt James and drummer Nathan Gillis, fills an underserved rock niche that infuses classic southern rock with metal and grunge overtones, sprinkled with
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Album Throwback: Minus the Bear’s OMNI
Article by: Annie Pierce Featured Image Cred: Wikipedia. No changes made to the image Creative Commons We can't talk about the 2000s indie scene without talking about Seattle based indie rock band Minus the Bear. While the band's debut album Highly Refined Pirates pretty much flew under the radar, their next two
Song Review: In Earnest – “Come Upstairs”
Article by: Sam Fallone UK-based indie band In Earnest is set to release their second single "Come Upstairs" this Friday, July 3. "Come Upstairs" is a very emotional song about mental health and dealing with depression. The instrumentals throughout the song are beautiful and go perfectly with Thomas's soothing voice. "Come Upstairs"
Damn you, Coronavirus… I Miss Live Concerts!
Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson As a concert photographer, I regularly attend live performances, photographing nearly two hundred bands last year alone. Then all of a sudden… Boom! NO LIVE PERFORMANCES, thanks to the coronavirus. Like most concert-goers, there is a hole in my life, and I am a bit
Interview with THE DODIES
Quarantine interview time! MonkeyGoose contributor Jason Robey had a Zoom chat with The Dodies, a young garage rock duo from the southern desert of Israel. Check it out: THE DODIES songs jump head-first into depression, alienation and rage, contrasted by hooky riffs and catchy melodies. They are completing their new album
Album Review: Yuki – Be Free
Album Review: The New Regime – Heart Mind Body & Soul
Article by: Jason Robey The latest album from the one-man-band known as The New Regime is a wild journey through a myriad of musical styles and moods, with layers and textures that take multiple listenings to pick out. Multi-instrumentalist Ilan Rubin is solely responsible for the writing and performance on Heart
The Steel Woods – Review and Interview // Live @ The Blind Tiger // 2.29.20
Article By: Amanda Leonard // Photos By: Melanie Leonard Greensboro, NC – A relatively new band coming out of Nashville, The Steel Woods released their debut album in 2017. Their second album Old News, released last year, was recorded in Asheville within an old church turned studio and was completed within
