So a Gay Guy and an Angel Walk Into a Bar

Falling asleep the other night, I couldn’t help but think about dead people.  Not in a Sixth Sense kind of way – although there’s still time for a twist – I was just thinking about them.  Like, what’s their deal with homosexuals? Matthew J. Trafford’s new collection of short stories, The Divinity Gene, has a […]

Hunting The Blues Whale

The scream of a harmonica really gets me going. A rustic and wild soul lives inside every mouth harp, which is something they are sometimes called. They’re also sometimes called “harpoons”, which is pretty cool, and makes sense; the sound of a harmonica is kind of like the call of a whale after it’s been […]

Poliça Storm the Biltmore Cabaret

Wow! Wow, wow, wow – those are pretty much the best words to describe Thursday night’s show at the Biltmore. Review done!  Okay, I’ll share a little more but I must say that Poliça and guests Supreme Cuts was one of the best shows I’ve seen in a while. And, I’m pretty sure the crowd […]

Beak> – >> – Album Review

I hadn’t heard a peep about Beak>, I must admit, until a few weeks ago. Formed by Geoff Barrow, Matt Williams and Billy Fuller in 2009, Beak> recorded their self-titled debut album in Bristol out of twelve days of improv sessions which were then moulded into songs. The effort was released on INVADA Records in […]