Jesse Jo Stark’s new video has some seriously witchy vibes, from the steaming beverage in her goblet to spiderweb lingerie. It’s also hard to overlook her desire to burn…in the fire of love, that is. Continue reading

sawdustandginMay 10, 2018Leave a comment

Daily

This solid rock tune comes from Gianni Paci, the New York-based musician once known as The Pine Hollows. “Honest Thing” maintains a steady tempo, cranking up the decibels during the guitar solos. The track appears on Paci’s recent I Tried To Right My Wrongs, But I Made A Left EP, which you can pick up on Bandcamp. Continue reading

sawdustandginJanuary 22, 2018Leave a comment

Daily

Eat Your Fill on Gothic Tropic’s Debut LP, Fast or Feast

sngalbums: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Cecilia Della Peruti has more in common with Father John Misty than meets the eye. It may have only dawned on her while we lounged at Echo Park Lake, as the Santa Ana winds ruined a family picnic nearby. After shamefully admitting I hadn’t heard Pure Comedy yet, she gushed, “the opening lyrics made me cry.” She began counting … Continue reading Eat Your Fill on Gothic Tropic’s Debut LP, Fast or Feast

sawdustandginJanuary 5, 2018May 27, 2021Leave a comment

Daily

Best Albums of 2017, part 3

sawdustandginDecember 29, 2017Leave a comment

Daily

Bumble along with Trudy and the Romance’s single, “Twist It, Shake It. Rock & Roll” from their new Junkyard Jazz EP, out now. Source: SoundCloud / Trudy and the Romance Continue reading

sawdustandginDecember 8, 2017March 12, 2021Leave a comment

Daily

Making New Mistakes with Terra Lightfoot

sngalbums: It’s hard to set your expectations too high when it comes to Terra Lightfoot. Her sound can be easily compared to The Black Keys, with a mastery of guitars and pounding kick drums, and her new album delivers on all fronts. On New Mistakes, she reaches new milestones with her evocative songwriting, singing about heartache and emotional catharsis with an equal amount of her signature … Continue reading Making New Mistakes with Terra Lightfoot

sawdustandginOctober 21, 2017Leave a comment

Album Reviews

Making New Mistakes with Terra Lightfoot

It’s hard to set your expectations too high when it comes to Terra Lightfoot. Her sound can be easily compared to The Black Keys, with a mastery of guitars and pounding kick drums, and her new album delivers on all fronts. On New Mistakes, she reaches new milestones with her evocative songwriting, singing about heartache and emotional catharsis with an equal amount of her signature grit. … Continue reading Making New Mistakes with Terra Lightfoot

sawdustandginOctober 21, 2017February 18, 2021Leave a comment

Daily

TEST DEBUT NEW SINGLE “BLEACHED HANDS” ON GRIMY GOODS TEST prides itself on being a band, and not a ‘project.’ The trio makes unapologetic rock music, so it makes sense that they’d also keep a strict definition of exactly who they are. It all began in a warehouse in Vernon, living off of cheap noodles and the promise of creative catharsis. After a couple of … Continue reading

sawdustandginOctober 19, 2017March 12, 2021Leave a comment

Album Reviews, Zines

Sand in the Speakers, or the Fuzz of Beaches

Listening to Beaches, it is natural to let your mind wander. Their overwhelming fuzz is calming, as if opening your awareness to things unseen. That may sound similar to the effects of a mind-altering drug, but it is more enriching as pure, unadulterated rock and roll. Take a dive into the band’s latest double LP, Second of Spring; it is a creation of pulsing reverb and … Continue reading Sand in the Speakers, or the Fuzz of Beaches

sawdustandginOctober 17, 2017May 27, 2021Leave a comment

Daily

sawdustandginOctober 15, 2017March 12, 2021Leave a comment