The Mohawk’s multi-level outdoor deck was the venue for a few hours of guitar pop on Friday. ...

Dead Confederate’s Wrecking Ball begins with character: a guy named Hardy Morris croons the first song’s cheeky title, with a grungy riff bookending each word ...

Three metal bands played at Raleigh’s Lincoln Theatre on Tuesday, May 20th. ...

Eric Chenaux has guitar skills and a neat sense of phrasing.  It’s too bad his songwriting on Sloppy Ground is dull, and that his attempts to weird up the compositions only make them more frustrating to hear....

Supreme Balloon may be the first album of electronic music in decades that is remarkable for the musicians’ use of synthesizers....

Stephen Malkmus’ tenure in a popular 1990s band fades further into the past, and his four solo albums don’t bring much that’s new to music, but there are enough screaming women in Austin to guarantee his live success there on future trips....

The concert videography in Burn to Shine is good, especially if you're the kind of viewer who simply likes to watch musicians play without a whole lot of nonsense. ...