After four top quality albums of grindcore, Pig Destroyer are still the same riff-intense act, a rarity in a genre that relies more on speed than substance.

I adore Miles Davis’ music, but he was a deplorable human. His art, however, forces a hard line to be drawn between stage or studio and life. Lupe’s no Miles.

There’s something about the deliberate approach of most instrumental post-rock bands that is reminiscent of U2 guitarist The Edge.

With their sophomore album, Australian psychedelic rockers Tame Impala continue to blend avant-garde production techniques with a pop sensibility.

A quick scan of their Bandcamp page shows Mindhorn is incredibly prolific, having released two full-length recordings in the last two months.

In a recent Pitchfork interview, Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon was asked if they had plans for the band’s upcoming 25th anniversary. “No.

In a giving mood earlier this year, Brother Ali released a free EP, The Bite Marked Heart, which will easily rank among the best of the year.

Acoustic and electric pianist Florian Weber, with guitarist Lionel Loueke, bassist Thomas Morgan, and drumset/tabla player Dan Weiss, has crafted an album that is both adventurous and engaging.

Deerhoof might as well be the jubilee house band for Smokey the Bear’s Smoke Out Bar & Chill. The level of fun in the room fuels the joy in their souls, but not in the typical definition.

They call it “alternative bluegrass,” but all that is alt about their ’grass is that the Coal Porters don’t let the genre’s limitations hold them back from adding new fla