Author: mike

Eureka California at Fear & Loathing

Eureka California’s Versus is the underground breakthrough album this decade has been waiting for. Clever and cunning in its deconstruction of personal ambition and self-destruction, a ringing distorted blast of cerebral rock smashes and scorches its way through dead-end jobs, insidious self-doubt, the dumbing down of our population, and bureaucratic hypocrisy we all endure every… Continue reading Eureka California at Fear & Loathing

Eureka California at Here Comes the Flood

Athens, GA, garage rock outfit went through various permutations, with founder member Jake Ward (guitar, vocals) as the sole constant and long serving drummer Marie A. Uhler as his partner in crime to lay down a ferocious backbeat. Being down to a duo hasn’t slowed them down and they have been releasing well-received albums on… Continue reading Eureka California at Here Comes the Flood

Eureka California at Stereo Embers

All punk bands – or bands with punk’s energy however else they’re categorized – have to grow up whether they want to or not. Resistance, no matter how vigorously applied, is futile. Now, I don’t know if they realize it or not, but the unstoppable force of nature that is Eureka California – Jake Ward… Continue reading Eureka California at Stereo Embers

Eureka California at Vinyl Mag

Eureka California is a hidden gem of Athens, Georgia. While the music scene in The Classic City presents a plethora of dreamy sounds and echo effects, the indie rock duo exudes a sound that samples from the 90’s rock style and references classic authors and musicians alike. With lyrical spin-offs of Simon & Garfunkel and… Continue reading Eureka California at Vinyl Mag

High Violets at Whisperin and Hollerin

I know this album’s title is a bit like Michael Monroe’s recent release Horns and Haloes but trust me it sounds nothing like that one. Instead of high octane rock and roll this proffers downbeat, shoegazing dream pop from Portland Oregon. The album opens with How I Love, a nicely enveloping song with cool repeating… Continue reading High Violets at Whisperin and Hollerin

Eureka California at Bearded Magazine

Bio Name: Eureka California Location: Athens, Georgia, US Genre: Punk, grunge Similar Artists: PAWS, Dinosaur Jr., Contact: Bandcamp Facebook Website Tumblr Twitter Events: The release of single Cobwebs on the Wind from upcoming album Versus Eureka California, oddly enough hailing from Athens in Georgia not their namesake, have been pushing out sounds in their home… Continue reading Eureka California at Bearded Magazine