more by Christopher John Treacy
[INDIE] Best Coast is really shorthand for west coast, a reference to the sunny musical spirit at the California duo’s core.
[INDIE] Sandwiched somewhere between alt-country and indie-pop, Rayland Baxter’s second album Imaginary Man (ATO, 2015) garnered positive attention from NPR and the New York Times, praising his ability to...
[INDIE] Local newbie quartet will celebrate the release of its self-titled debut EP, an impressive sounding four-song sampler of possibilities that’s slick but not overdone.
[ROCK] When classic prog-rockers Yes released Tales from Topographic Oceans in late 1973, the general consensus was they’d gone off the rails.
[POP] Discovered fresh out of college in Charlottesville, VA, and signed to Dave Matthews Band’s Red Light Management, Parachute makes no bones of their big pop aspirations.
[POP] In a world where synthetically crafted vocals and novelty songs with lazy, wordless choruses rule the airwaves, Josh Ritter is entirely too talented to be a pop star.
[ROCK] Talking with singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, you get a clear sense that maintaining a certain level of freedom is her paramount concern across the board of life.