There are a few guarantees in life: death, taxes, and that a GWAR show will leave you soaked in fluids you really hope wash out of white cotton. Recently, at t... Read More...
Itʼs been a few months since my last Racket piece, but Iʼm back—and this time, I brought help. A couple of months ago my wife and I were on the couch, scrollin... Read More...
As soon as the doors opened to the Moore Theater in Seattle, the energy in the building was palpable. The building was full of fans who simply couldn’t believe... Read More...
There’s a lot of artists that do a great job of making their live sets feel personal, but I’d reckon Jonah Matranga is the blueprint. He’s as much a storytelle... Read More...
You know what, usually when I go to a show to review, I try to get an idea of the sound, the atmosphere, yadda yadda yadda, but this time around, I really focu... Read More...
ZOCOLUMANISTA IZ3 Records3/10
Does Eurovision have B-sides of all their uninspired rock? No, thank you, ZOCO, I’m good.
From the start, I have a bo... Read More...
The Academy Is…Almost ThereI Surrender Records7/10
This year, I am celebrating 21 years of leading Racket’s cadre of music lovers/”journalists”. The Aca... Read More...
Racket got a looooot of press releases for releases of singles off of upcoming albums. And I had the stupid ass idea that a single song deserves a single image... Read More...
Photo by Rob Brens
Fifteen years into the game, King Parrot still sound like a band that just kicked in the door, flipped over your furniture, and asked if ... Read More...
The ColourfliesHoneydripperGrindEthos Record8/10The Colourflies hit me up about a review a couple months back, but I was busy flying high on prescription n... Read More...
Photo by Clara Balzary
There are not a whole lot of hills I’m willing to die on, but I have a few:
600-person venues are the ideal size.Band names should... Read More...
Last December, I lost a dear friend and I couldn’t even say goodbye. That friend? The Chain Reaction. An all ages venues whose website was literally allages.co... Read More...
I first heard of Atmosphere in 2003 like I often did back then; from my buddy Adam. He was the same dude who ripped me my first CD in Y2K when I didn’t even kn... Read More...
As a long-time fan of Weakened Friends and Sonia’s prior band, The Box Tiger, I felt the only way to review their Jan. 25 gig at the Folsom Hotel Saloon on... Read More...
