Monthly Archive: May 2014

The OBELISK review of RADIO MOSCOW “Magical Dirt”

Radio Moscow, Magical Dirt: Burning Fast Since the release of their self-titled debut in 2007, Radio Moscow have specialized in tight-knit heavy psychedelic blues rock, topped off with the barnburner fretwork of guitarist/vocalist Parker Griggs. In drummer Paul Marrone (also Astra and Psicomagia) and bassist Anthony Meier (also Sacri Monti), Griggs has a rhythm section […]

LONESOME SHACK in The SEATTLE WEEKLY

The SEATTLE WEEKLY Lonesome Shack Lives the Blues With ‘More Primitive’ By Dusty Henry Bar bands around the world are pounding out bouncy riffs peppered with Southern drawl every day, and most will go unnoticed. Often the genre becomes a self-parody: overzealous guitarists playing the dirtiest and grimiest blues they’re capable of (cue Jon Spencer […]

Stream RADIO MOSCOW “Magical Dirt” on CLASSIC ROCK

EXCLUSIVE: stream the new album from Radio Moscow Magical Dirt doesn’t drop until June 17, but the band have given Classic Rock an exclusive preview. Most recently in the UK for April’s Desert Fest, Radio Moscow — made up of guitarist Parker Griggs, Anthony Meier (bass) and drummer Paul Marrone — have produced a record […]

Buy This Record TODAY: Lonesome Shack – AMERICAN STANDARD TIME

Breakdown blues. Lonesome Shack have that rare power you need in a blues band—they start playing, and the whole room follows them. Yeah, people get up and dance. But there’s another kind of connection. This has been happening since I started following them in 2009, when they were a two-piece with Ben Todd playing guitar […]