Lock Roky Erickson into a basement with Nokie Edwards’ Mosrite for a few days, and you might come up with the sonic combination that drives the reverb-heavy fretwork on Fresh and Onlys‘ self-titled debut full-length, released on Castle Face Records last April. Surprisingly, frontman/Black Fiction alumnus Tim Cohen’s penchant for the circa 1980s “Star Hits” [...]
…If someone put equal parts Ramones, John Waters, and the Ronettes in a blender with some ice and made hot-pink frozen daiquiris to serve at one of those big gay pool parties where everyone looks like early-’80s-era Freddie Mercury in a bathing suit.
That’s how Seattle newspaper the Stranger describes San Francisco’s “homo-riffic” Hunx & His [...]
This week, we’re taking a look at the Left Coast invasion scheduled to hit Memphis at the end of the month. First up: Bay Area greats Thee Oh Sees, returning after both a captivating performance at Gonerfest V and a summer 2009 opening slot on the road with Jay Reatard (who pressed a split seven-inch [...]