Yes, the robins have been singing and the cherry blossoms are blooming but the true sign that summer is coming is the announcement of a brand new Sublime album. The pride of Long Beach reunited last year with original drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson, fronted...
Ellery Kaye
9 Grammy Winners Ranked By How Good of Roommates They Would Be
It's housing season here at AU and I’m scrambling to find roommates. I need someone clean but not uptight, quiet but not mad when I stumble into the room at 2 a.m. I’ve asked friends, acquaintances, and downright strangers; everyone seems to have their living...
Concert Preview: The Record Company @ 9:30 Club on 2/28
Have you ever wondered to yourself: What if I could understand what Dave Matthews was saying? Let us introduce you to your next steel guitar obsession. The Record Company—a Los Angeles blues-rock outfit—is at large, re-touring their hit debut album "Give It Back To...
Pets Talk “Dig The Skull”
There is a kind of magic that can only be created when a truly great band plays in someone’s garage. The last time I saw Pets, I was sitting on top of my car, legs through the sunroof, kissed by rain so thin it was almost mist. Barely cold enough for a sweater, it was...
Concert Review: Twilight Override @ The Lincoln Theatre: A Night With Three Tweedys
Short beards, knitwear, too-small beanies, and wire-rimmed glasses; on Oct. 26, Jeff Tweedy brought his classically eccentric audience to the Lincoln Theatre. The room itself felt like a relic from another decade: red velvet seats, ornate gold trim curling around the...
Op-Ed: Avoiding Rock ‘n’ Roll Ennui
“The scene just isn’t what it used to be.” Hashed out chit chat of the 40-something men holding court in the back of a local punk show. They traded in the Xs on their hands for beer bellies years ago. Now, clutching an IPA and barely squeezed into their 15-year-old...





