Connecticut’s Twin Berlin describes its sound as “raw and belligerent music born out of anxiety and self doubt, executed with a confident, sarcastic swagger.” After listening to the band’s latest release, Sleazebrain, the latter part of this description holds true,…
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Every so often I’ll declare an album reviewed here to be Vinyl Worthy. The last such release to earn this distinction was Tranny by Bawcomville. Released in July 2013, the Dallas, Texas outfit clearly agreed as news came this morning…
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I invited Ogden, Utah’s Josaleigh Pollett to join us at Couch By Couchwest but alas she was a no show. I won’t hold it against her as she did release a new single, “I Hope You Win,” last week. A…
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Overtime! Too good to be contained to just seven days, Couch By Couchwest again stretched into an eighth and did not disappoint. Sure, some CXCW veterans didn’t make it this year (Austin Lucas, John Moreland, Uncle Leon and the Alibis),…
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Once Couch By Couchwest ends, the music does not stop. Support the bands you’ve discovered this week. Purchase their music and see them live. If you live in the Philadelphia area, two CXCW acts, The Miners and The Naked Sun,…
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Couch By Couchwest showed true star power on Day 7. We had a premier from Best of 2012 act, American Aquarium. Repeat CXCW offender Caleb Caudle covered “Lost in the Supermarket” by The Clash — the first song I ever…
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With 17 days until Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, day 6 of Couch By Couchwest played out like a double header. Batting second today at CXCW was one of my favorite bands discovered through the festival, Alone at 3AM. Having…
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If Reverend Horton Heat and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion played a tent revival covering Neil Young deep cuts it would likely sound a hell of a lot like the songs on House of Morgan, the latest album from Drunken…
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Today may have been the best day ever at Couch By Couchwest. Ending with a set of five videos from the wedding of Miss Shevaughn and Yuma Wray was the perfect sendoff for all the great acts that performed today….
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Asheville, North Carolina’s TURCHI cook up a swampy gumbo of blues and Memphis soul, highlighted by killer slide-guitar grooves. The trio is set to release its sophomore album, Can’t Bury Your Past, on 22 April. Ahead of the release, TURCHI…
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A big day for first-timers at Couch By Couchwest, including a number of Bucket Full of Nails favorites. The lovely Hannah Fair teamed up with Dustin Meadows to cover an Everly Brothers song. As one of the most talked-about artists…
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The last month has been quite a whirlwind for Lexington, Kentucky’s Those Crosstown Rivals. First they released the fantastic Hell and Back before kicking off Couch By Couchwest 2014 with “Blood, Sweat and Tears.” Now they have released a video…
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