Author: mike

Eureka California at Whisperin and Hollerin

Eureka California are a duo from Athens Georgia and Crunch is the band’s second full album, though they also previously featured on a split cassette with The Lame Drivers that’s still available.This album opens with Edith (one Day You’ll Live In A Bunker): a lo-fi, Daniel Johnston meets early Billy Bragg song about the paranoia… Continue reading Eureka California at Whisperin and Hollerin

Tunabunny at Whisperin and Hollerin

I know very little about Tunabunny other than they come from Athens, Georgia and I was sent this vinyl LP which features great painted sleeve artwork by the band themselves. It seems to indicate they are probably art-rockers of some kind.The album proffers a quiet, lo-fi opening that builds as the Naomi Yang-like vocals come… Continue reading Tunabunny at Whisperin and Hollerin

Eureka California at The Vinyl District

Eureka California, an outfit formed in 2007 by guitarist-vocalist Jake Ward, resides not in the West Coast municipality of their moniker but in the Peach State town of Athens, GA, a college berg long-noted as a locale where folks ditch class and even drop out to make music. The records Ward and drummer Marie A. Uhler… Continue reading Eureka California at The Vinyl District

Close Lobsters at Sound wav

July 2014 – Twenty plus years between music releases may give fans cause to think that there will never be anything further coming from a band. But after one such hiatus, the odd live performance thrown in here and there, indie pop legends ‘Close Lobsters’ have come back with not one, but two E.P releases… Continue reading Close Lobsters at Sound wav

Bastards of Fate at Whisperin and Hollerin

This is the second album by The Bastards Of Fate. Hailing from Roanoke, Virginia, they were one of the last bands Marty Thau got behind before his untimely death recently. It is also a rare chance for me to review from both vinyl and digital: this luxury allows me to hear the album in more… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Whisperin and Hollerin

Close Lobsters Video Debut and Stream at Brooklyn Vegan

Eighties-era Scottish indie pop band Close Lobsters reformed a few years ago and have been playing shows, including a fun set at NYC Popfest 2013. Last month, the band released the Kunstwerk in Spacetime EP, the group’s first new recordings in 25 years. The long-ish songs find them slipping right back into their psychedelic, jangly groove like no time… Continue reading Close Lobsters Video Debut and Stream at Brooklyn Vegan

Eureka California and Muuy Biien at Flagpole

Eureka California: Crunch (HHBTM)Eureka California refuses to be jaded, bringing teenage exuberance to deceptively smart material. You hear it in the snare drum that starts off “I Bet You Like Julian Cope” like a cheer in a high school gym. The title refers to the ‘70s UK musician, but it could just as well be addressed… Continue reading Eureka California and Muuy Biien at Flagpole