Drowaton
Sometimes it can be apparent when a band makes a big step from the Island of Misfit Indie Bands to Grown-up Rockville. These signs of…
Some Echoes
Aloha just might be the most underrated band in America. For nine years, they've been making music that relies simply on its find near-perfect aesthetics…
Return to the Sea
It's great when you can find the perfect summer album right before summer gets rolling. It's like finding your summer love right from the start…
Bring It Back
I am a sucker for a number of things: A good, strong cup of coffee Japanese giant robot cartoons Short girls with glasses Discovery Channel…
Blood, Sweat & Swords
I have the tendency to think about life in terms of a number of self-made reference points. As my friends can attest, one of the…
Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999
In the introduction to his new compilation Beautiful Losers, Nebraskan folk singer Simon Joyner writes of his songwriting, "No matter how hard you try, a…
This Dead Horse
The four nice boys from Queens have decidedly followed their debut full-length, Hors de Combat, with an emotional rollercoaster that leaves you needing a drink…
Ringleader of the Tormentors
TIG: We are lucky here in the Three Imaginary Girls Tower in downtown Seattle to be joined by the King of Gloom, the Troubadour of…
Cannibal Sea
As Dave Lowery (of Cracker) might say, "what the world needs now is another New Pornographers like I need a hole in my head". Ok,…
Sewed Soles
I was put off by The Greenhornes at first. Guitar player Craig Fox's vocals seemed fairly insouciant, like spat out phrases to add the right…