Johnny Epperson
Under the Speedway Sky. Review by Stacey Zering.
Tag: Young Fresh Fellows
Mixtape 163 :: Magic Pants
The Scientists have been conducting their Australian experiments in proto-punk for over four decades now, and it’s surprising that they’ve yet to publish in a peer-reviewed journal.
Mixtape 161 :: Sand Angel
As individuals, Jay Som and Palehound each have their musical quirks and unique style. Together as Bachelor they plot a strange new course through the realm of dream pop.
Mixtape 152 :: The Power of the One
You can say that bedrock funk bassist Bootsy Collins is The One, and you would be right on so many levels.
Mixtape 146 :: Gear Summer
It’s hard to to live up to a name like Young Fresh Fellows when you’ve been at it for almost 40 years, but good time rock and roll never goes out of style.
Mixtape 138 :: Political Song
Supremely independent for going on three decades, Superchunk’s incisive nervous energy is still one of the purest indie highs you can find.
Mixtape 128 :: What Happened to Delilah?
The first wave of UK punk crested and shrank back, but the Mekons are still thrashing and foaming.
The Minus 5
Stroke Manor (Yep Roc). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Baseball Project
The Baseball Project and Gritt ran the bases at The Crowbar. Bob Pomeroy gives us the play by play.
The Minus 5
Down With Wilco (Yep Roc). Review by Sean Slone.
Sangster Meets Benson
Benson Meets Sangster (Roam). Review by Kurt Channing.
The Sunset Tavern’s Anniversary Toga Party
The Sunset Tavern’s Anniversary Toga Party, featuring The Young Fresh Fellows, Huge Spacebird, and The Chris & Tad Show, at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle, WA on June 21, 2002. Event review by Steve Stav. Photos by Andrea Miller.
Cake
Comfort Eagle (Columbia). Review by Julio Diaz.
R.E.M.
Reveal (Warner Bros.). Review by Kiran Aditham.
The Pilgrims
Plymouth Rock (S.P.A.M.). Review by Kurt Channing.
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