Friday Awards (March 6, 2020)

Every Friday, I scour the internet for new music releases. The weekly Friday Awards will highlight my favorite discovery each week, with a special emphasis on artists that are new, new-ish, or new to me. Theoretically, hardcore and pop-punk are at opposite ends of the punk rock spectrum; hardcore took punk rock in a heavier, metal-oriented direction, …

Friday Awards (October 11, 2019)

Every Friday, I scour the internet for new music releases. The weekly Friday Awards will highlight my favorite discovery each week, with a special emphasis on artists that are new, new-ish, or new to me. If I’m being honest, I did not want to like FANDOM, the third album from Houston, TX-based neo-pop-punkers Waterparks. It’s profane, it’s …

Nashville Concert Review – IVEY & Borderline Natives (10.9.19)

I honestly don’t go out to bars very often, but of all the times I’ve gone out in Nashville, probably 50% of those trips were to The Crying Wolf. It’s the only bar in town that I visited prior to moving to Nashville — its reputation preceded it. Depending on the night, you might not …