Tag: alt rock
In The Whale- Full Nelson
by Tim Wenger In The Whale brings the over-the-top energy of their stage show and momentum of the last year+ spent on the road into their new EP Full Nelson. I went back and listened to the opening track “Radio” again two additional times after a full listen thru of the five tracks and actually […]
Everclear’s Art Alexakis on New Album, Tour Life
by Tim Wenger Portland, Oregon’s alt-rock superstars Everclear plan to drop their first album since 2012’s Invisible Stars next spring. They have fashionably dubbed the new record Black is the New Black. CMB spoke with front man and long-time band leader Art Alexakis about the album, where he is as an artist, and a documentary […]
Anchorage
by Tim Wenger Experimental alt-rockers Anchorage dropped their second release, an upbeat, danceable, and emotionally stimulating EP, on March 21 at the Hi-Dive. The record is very well done- instead of relying solely on uber-catchy hooks and sing-along vocals to attract a trendy audience, Anchorage lets their pure talent do the talking. Double guitars drive […]
Anesthesia BLVD
by Tim Wenger Anesthesia BLVD likes to think outside the box. Besides the fact that they play an epically harmonic style of alt rock that invokes a tranquil calmness on its listener (varying vastly from the clichéd emo-ness or overplayed thrashness that defines most modern rock), they recorded their self-titled debut album 1800 miles […]
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