The Shys Astoria (Sire) The Shys debut album, Astoria, is the perfect soundtrack to a night out. Eleven perfectly crafted songs that remind you that someone out there still cares about depth in music. Astoria is sequenced in a way that showcases the band’s talents. With the beautiful duo of great accompaniment and the soulful voice of singer Kyle Krone, […]

Dashboard Confessional | Dusk and Summer | (Vagrant Records) | It’s been nearly three years since Chris Carrabba bared his soul to the masses. Carrabba’s taken that time to grow, and maybe even outgrow the dreaded E-word that has haunted him in the past. The industry has other buzzwords to back now. Dashboard Confessional have come back swinging with Dusk […]

Ape Fight | Apefight, Apefight! | Rating: 11/11 | Reviewed by: Mystie Chamberlin | Punk wizards Ape Fight has once again made an album focusing entirely on the music industry’s holy trinity of sex, drugs and rock-n-roll. The self-produced, self released, self-titled (but spelled as one word repeated) CD was released on April 27, 2006 and these apes have created an amusing sequel to their […]

Editors | Blue Note (Columbia, MO) | April 15, 2006 | The Editors took the stage in front of a moderately-sized and rather tame audience. The UK band began strong, much to the credit of vocalist Tom Smith, his baritone voice may be compared to leads of Interpol or Stellastarr*; the latter to follow The Editors’ set on this night. […]

Matisyahu | Mississippi Nights (St. Louis, MO) | June 15, 2005 | Matisyahu is known to many and aptly described as the “reggae rapping rabbi”. The man takes the stage dressed as a rabbi, hair style included. His live show draws a good-sized and diverse crowd, from young teenaged jewish girls calling out support to the band in yiddish to […]

Brazilian Girls | Brazilian Girls | Rating: 9/11 | Reviewed by: Jennifer F. | The first full length record from Brazilian Girls is one of diversity and beauty, incorporating five different languages, electro, punk, pop, and dance music in an enchantingly unique way. From the first track, the listener is kept enticed for the duration. Keyboardist Didi Gutman has been quoted as saying, “It’s a collective. […]

Dogs Die In Hot Cars | Please Describe Yourself | Rating: 10/11 | Reviewed by: Jennifer F. | With songs entitled, “I Love You ‘Cause I have To,” and “Who Shot the Baby?” and a glance through the artwork in the insert of the disc (namely, a photo with all the band members’ heads imperceptibly placed on a diverse group of naked bodies), you begin to […]