Big Ugly is a town in West Virginia.

Heavy, alt rock energy, with abstract patterning.

The Chicago artcore band still has work in the morning.

A night of sights and sounds at Capitol Theatre.

Greek x Yoruba mythological jazz.

Melancholy is a feature, not a flaw.

Should we write up echoism I, II, III, IV, V, VI, or VII?

Karen Read FTW.

Everything is in its proper place.

This is the second song on the album.

Emo pop energy, elevated by some deft guitar work.

Kind of has that Weezer “hip hip” lilt.

Wait long enough, a stream of singles turns into an album.

A leading brand name in Tuareg guitar and proud of it.

Lithe, electro pop with baseline rock textures.

Chaiah is a soft ‘ch’ sound at Lizard Lounge.

Not an Xmas tune, technically.

A sound boiled down to a syrup.

Dirty, crunchy, gritty, grungy.

Kind of a solemn grind.

Smell The Love raises a stink at Midway Cafe.

We’re all Neil Young fans.

Tyler and The Names cap a laugher at The Rockwell.

A hard-edged clubby rocker with a few rhymes.

A guitar picker who plays like a new day dawning.

Not a #xmas4eva banger, as far as I can tell.

Not just for “Losing My Religion”!

We all work too much.