Halloween is once again upon us. Yes, it’s that time of year where “grizzly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom.” RIP, MJ. Sometimes, though, it’s not the music video zombies or the ax-wielding goalies that raise the hairs on our arms and tingle our spines. Very often, we are fully … Read more
Photo by Katie Guymon “I’m terribly sorry for your loss.” These are the six words that concluded Deer Tick frontman John McCauley’s somber recognition of the late Dave Hagerty, vocalist/guitarist of the local Saint Louis band, Fattback. (Please read the touching obituary written by our friend, Christian Schaeffer, for A to Z, the music blog … Read more
The boys from Athens, Georgia are extremely excited “to let this song out into the wild.” A newly shared track off Sugar, “Run From The Gun” sounds like a noticeable departure from its previous ventures. Dead Confederate – Run From the Gun Their sophomore album, Sugar, is out now via TAO/Old Flame. Stream it in its … Read more
Artwork credit: Alyssa Shapkoff Welp, it’s that time of year again. As we groove into 2011 with renewed goals to get our asses off the sofa and onto the treadmill, we must reflect back on all of the music that kept us in semi-permanent couchlock, frantically downloading, listening to, and researching the gobs of tunes that … Read more
My first encounter with Thomas Hardy Morris was an odd one: It was 2010 and I was with a few friends at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC for a Dead Confederate show. To our surprise the place was completely empty, and remained that way for most of the night. Before the magnificent Mt. St. Helens … Read more