PRIMA DONNA’s “Deathless” made the top 10 of 2015 on The Underground Garage
TEAMROCK : DIRTY STREETS feature
After dog bites, dive bars and jailed drummers, the Memphis blues-rockers have hit paydirt.
Justin Toland is channelling a higher power. “As a band, we’ve always just been able to tap into something,” considers the Dirty Streets frontman of his songwriting approach.
“It’s something you can’t explain, but there’s a magical, mysterious thing out there. You don’t ever see it. You can’t grab it or hold onto it. But you’re always trying to follow it. On White Horse, it felt like we were trying to tap into something that was already there, y’know?”
With this third album, the Memphis trio have plucked their best set of songs from the ether, and drawn a line under hardships suffered since their formation in 2007. “We couldn’t find anyone to play with,” recalls Toland. “We had drummers come in and out: one got arrested for stealing a car radio. There was no scene, so we were playing dive bars with punk bands. You’d bomb a lot. But you have nothing to lose. And through that, you develop.” – READ THE FEATURE HERE
Nice DIRTY STREETS “White Horse” review from The OBELISK
Their latest outing, the easy-boogieing White Horse, runs a bit deeper lyrically than did Blades of Grass, dealing with issues of drugs on “Good Pills” and “White Horse,” loneliness on “Good Kind of Woman” and “Dust” and a general longing for things to be better across opening duo “Save Me” and “Looking for My Peace” and the later “When I See My Light.” None of this is new territory for blues, but it’s darker than Dirty Streets have gone before, though set up in a contrast to the band’s generally upbeat instrumental modus. – READ THE REVIEW HERE
RADIO MOSCOW announces South American dates in January
January 9 @ Festival Orbital — Santiago, Chile
January 10 @ Bluzz Live — Montevideo, Uruguay
January 12 @ Festival Concrete Jams — Buenos Aires, Argentina
January 13 @ Casa Babylon — Cordoba, Argentina
January 15 @ Cell Showcase — Penn, Brazil
January 16 @ Martim Cererê — Goiânia, Brazil
January 17 @ Theater Dulcina — Brasilia, Brazil
January 20 @ Divine Comedy — Porto Alegre, Brazil
January 21 @ The Authentic — Belo Horizonte, Brazil
January 22 @ Inferno Club — São Paulo, Brazil
January 23 @ Hocus Pocus Festival — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
January 24 @ Brewery Bohemia — Petrópolis, Brazil
5 Beers Review of DM3 “West Of Anywhere” from I-94 BAR
If you listen hard enough it will be apparent that it’s all in the hooks. Chronologically-speaking, Dom assembled this band after the ‘60s pop of The Stems and the even sweeter pop of The Someloves. Stylistically speaking, DM3 sits somewhere in-between them both.
Expressing opinions about what and what should not be on compilations is like making bets during the pre-primaries phase of the US Presidential race – it’s next to meaningless and only slightly more fun – so let’s not quibble over what didn’t make the cut. You get 18 tracks and they’re all keepers.
“West of Anywhere” covers material from the “One Time, Two Times”, “Three Red Light”, “Road To Rome” and “Rippled Soul” albums. All the obvious tracks are here with a previously unreleased version of “Please Don’t Lie” just to confound/delight completists. – READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW HERE
KING MUD premieres “Back It Up” via PURE VOLUME
Fans may not be familiar with King Mud yet, but it’s the project of rockers Van Campbell of Black Diamond Heavies and Freddy J IV of Left Lane Cruiser. The duo are joined by Parker Griggs of Radio Moscow to round out the lineup for their upcoming album Victory Motel Sessions. which was created in a rapidfire session in Los Angeles. The band’s crunchy chords and sound that’s deep rooted in blues rock can be heard on the song we’re premiering today in the form of “Back It Up.” – PURE VOLUME HERE
GOSPELBEACH on JAMBASE : Yeamericana!
Gospelbeach is simultaneously a brand new band and a veteran band. They’re helmed by Brent Rademaker who fronts Beachwood Sparks and features battle- tested folk like guitarist Neal Casal, amongst others. Their debut album Pacific Surf Line has the feel of guys playing the music they want to play and having a blast doing it. Between the band members’ musical history, their band name and the album’s title and cover art, you kinda get the idea: this release is a whole lotta fun 70’s California FM rock with healthy dollops of folk, country and psychedelic. A perfect dose of musical sunshine for these dark days of winter. – Aaron “Neddy” Stein / JAMBASE
JAMES LEG feature in VIVE LE ROCK
GOSPELBEACH on KCRW’s TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2015