Maps Need Reading’s debut album is cursed. What other explanation could there be? In January, halfway through writing a quirky concept album about household appliances brought to life, guitarist/songwriter David …
Yonatan Gat Fights the Fear of Improvisation
For six years, the Israeli-born guitarist-composer Yonatan Gat toured the world with Monotonix, a garage/noise-rock band known more for their abrasive stage antics (destroying equipment, jumping off balconies) than their …
Nashville’s Blank Range Is Ready for the Next Career Leap
Nashville indie rockers Blank Range played their first major gigs in May 2014 at an Iowa casino, opening three shows for Alice in Chains. Yes, the grunge-rock veterans responsible for …
Local Music Review: White Stag
“Suspended Cognition,” the opening epic from White Stag’s Eos Crux EP, begins with a dissonant jazz-metal dirge bordering on modern-era King Crimson; acoustic-electric chords cycle progressively higher into an eruption …
Local Music Review: Maps Need Reading
Maps Need Reading Hopes for Chemistry “Morning haze, one hit more,” Maps Need Reading sing on their debut EP. It’s a pertinent tagline for Hopes for Chemistry, four tracks of …