Minus the Bear - They Make Beer Commercials Like This

This is a re-mastered and enhanced version – with one song added - of a 2004 EP from this Seattle-based bubbly rock band. Featuring members of Botch and Sharks Keep Moving, among others, Minus The Bear is a fantastically catchy indie-pop quintet that has always had the ability to get a listener’s attention with dancy rhythms and powerful guitar work. The guitar is the basis of the band. It is neat and wildly expansive, it twists and turns, lays low and paints a beautiful picture unnoticed and then taps you on the shoulder to offer you a beer, before going back to work. The band is more rockin’ version of Joan of Arc or a slightly laid back version of Radiohead. Read more

Album Review: P.W. Long - God Bless The Drunkard’s Dog

P.W. Long has been around the Indie rock scene for years. In the early 90’s he was lead man in the band Mule and after that he had a trio called P.W. Long’s Reelfoot that included the drummer from Jesus Lizard. However, for the past 4 or 5 years he has been doing the solo thing, and he definitely knows how to do his thing. Read more