By Kevin Alan Lamb Aqueous (pronounced “ay-kwee-us”), like water, is as smooth and groovy as a Western wave at sunset. Since forming in Buffalo in 2006, guitarist Mike Gantzer, guitarist/keyboardist David Loss, bassist Evan McPhaden, and drummer Rob Houk have manifest “groove rock” stylings into the jam scene, developing a special sound characterized by meticulous… Continue reading Aqueous, Electric Forest Preview
By Kevin Alan Lamb There’s no telling when the elevator doors will open, or whether we will be getting on or off, but when the time comes, step in or out with confidence because despite the opportunities presented to us, it is our actions and fortitude that deliver us to where we need to be.… Continue reading TAUK, Electric Forest Archives
By Kevin Alan Lamb Can you recall the first post you made on Craigslist? Perhaps you were looking for a roommate, selling a couch, television, car, or maybe you’re kind of creepy looking for a Missed Connection… Or maybe, you’re too young or too old to have experienced the strange digital space made famous before… Continue reading Zach Lupetin, The Dustbowl Revival
Photos by George L. Blosser By Kevin Alan Lamb No matter the certainty of struggle that accompanies human flesh, stars will always shine through even the darkest of nights. Their luminescence is present without detection; like the goodness in your veins it prevails without recognition; like the righteousness in your soul it endures independent of… Continue reading Konrad Wert, Possessed By Paul James
By Kevin Alan Lamb The next time you’re gearing up to jump around to some jamtronica courtesy of Lotus, you may want to leave your rage stick (totem) behind. “If I made a totem it would be so small that it didn’t block anyone’s view. Totems are like leaning your chair back on the plane,… Continue reading Jesse Miller, Lotus
By Kevin Alan Lamb The Beatles told us it’s all we need; some of our parents told us it’s only recipe for real success in a career, and our favorite artists try to comfort us by telling it’s the only thing that can be both heaven and hell. Cynics would tell you it’s a cliche;… Continue reading Whiskey Shivers, Shoe Fest 2016
By Kevin Alan Lamb Let’s hop into the Delorean with McFly and Doc Brown and set our clocks back to Day 2 of MO POP 2015 for a wonderful and weird conversation with the lead singers of Austin’s Wild Child. KAL: If you had lyrics tattooed on you, what would they say and who might they… Continue reading Wild Child, MO POP 2015
