Bludded Death Reigns
Perhaps Bludded Head’s most distinguishing characteristic is vocalist/guitarist Nevada Hill’s light voice. Backdropped by his band’s pulsating, stomping beats and loud, growling riffage, his...
Rap Up that Lola’s Jay
Hip-hop finally has a home. For the past few months, Lola’s Saloon has been hosting shows by some of the most progressive underground rappers...
Apache 5, Happi Hous, Color Control
As with most weekends in the Fort, this one has options for, let’s say, adults and for, let’s say, people with less serious responsibilities....
R.I.P. Todd Osborne
A few club owners had tried indie-rock in the Stockyards before, but it never really took off until Todd Osborne created The Basement Bar...
The Sibling Collective
Missing Sibling is indeed a straight-ahead ragged-pop band committed to the health and longevity of loud, fuzzy guitars, bashing cymbals, and floating, yawning vocal...
Friday Fun in the Fort
Somehow basketball and independent music just seem to go together. The cultural anthropologists among us might point to the fact that more so than...
JJ & The Rogues: Sweet Talkers
The album starts with the sounds of waves crashing, boards creaking, and a British-accented chap shouting, “All hands!” A pealing ship’s bell segues to...
Luke Wade: The River Arrives
Put aside the fact that Luke Wade is a supremely talented singer-songwriter along the lines of Bon Iver and Ray LaMontagne. And forget that...
Muscular, Modern In Memory of Man
Unless you’re The Toadies, you can’t seem to get away with mod-rock in this town. Heavy riffs and pounding rhythms with vocalists singing melodically...
He-Man Knows “What’s Up”
As the bass thumps intensely and a rattling snare grows louder, He-Man pumps his right arm back and forth awkwardly, robotically. The camera draws...
