First order of business: if you are expecting this to be an article about the generic Canadian alterna-goth band with the almost identical name, check to make sure you didn’t omit an all-important “THE” at the beginning of your Google search. What we are dealing with here is the trashy, blood-curdling psychedelic noise machine that hails from the land of Natty Boh and cheap homicide (that’s Baltimore, for those of you lucky enough to have never been there).
These guys have been vandalizing a lot of eardrums (and occasionally other things) …

Two years ago, as the co-host of a d.i.y. venue in Philadelphia, I found myself serving warm beers and soggy tofu to some very agreeable gents from Argentina. This was my first encounter with Boom Boom Kid and his band. They seemed to be a rather mild-mannered bunch, but that quiet persona was shed in the frenzy which ensued from the moment they took the stage.

Piercing, regal, smooth, sharp - talented. Joanna Newsom is likely to be unlike anything you have ever heard. A master of the harp, Joanna Newsom’s melodies flow as smooth as silk and epitomizes what it means to have a welcoming sound.
Her vocals however, are anything but smooth and welcoming. The best way to describe listening to Joanna Newsom sing would be to imagine hearing something in between the shriek of a freshly stepped on dog and the red-haired woman who answers phones in Office Space.
The first song I heard of …

When someone finds out you are from Buffalo, there is a good chance they will make some remark about the famously cold winters and question why you live there.  While the winters in Buffalo can sometimes become unbearable, it gives us an excuse to stay inside and work on creative endeavors.  Maybe this is why Buffalo continuously produces so many talented musicians.
Two shining examples of this are Lisa and Phil, an adorable married couple who play together in Red Tag Rummage Sale.  Lisa’s  smooth cello sound meshes with Phil’s carefully …

It’s been a long time since I have seen or heard a new metal band that has kept my attention for longer than a few minutes.  The last place I expected to see a good metal band is opening up for Fucked Up.  When Bison B.C. first hit the stage at Mohawk Place, the only thing on my mind was that I hoped their set was short because I was really anxious to see Fucked Up.  To my pleasant surprise, they were really good and heavy as fuck.  They definitely …

Who they are:
Mogwai is a Scottish rock group from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed by Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison in 1995, Mogwai has since become one of the most influential and best known names in post-rock. They are an instrumental band comprised of 5 artists:
John Cummings - Guitar/Piano and Computers
Stuart Braithwaite - Guitar
Martin Bulloch - Drums
Barry Burns - Piano/Guitar and Computers
Dominic Aitchison - Bass Guitar
Mogwai stems from the similar genre as bands like Slint, Sigur Rios and Explosions in the Sky. Mogwai sounds like what a piano driven version of Explosions …

Have you ever fallen into a musical rut?  You wake up one day and realize you’ve been listening to the same bands for the past couple years.  Or even worse, you realize it’s been months since you’ve listened to music regularly.  We’ve all fallen into this rut one time or another in our lives.
Then that one band comes along that opens your eyes.  This band speaks to you like no other band has in a long time.  Everything just clicks and you wonder ‘where was this band 6 months ago’?  …