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Boston’s The Shang Hi Los were without question my favorite new band of 2020. Needless to say, the band’s debut EP was poised to be one of my most highly-anticipated releases of 2021. The good news was that I didn’t have to wait very long. Kick It Like A Wicked Bad Habit is out today on […]
Continue ReadingTalk about a New Year’s surprise! Rum Bar Records has kicked off 2021 with a special treat I never saw coming: the most comprehensive collection to date of classic recordings by the mighty Dogmatics! Back in 2013, I wrote a review of the long out-of-print Dogmatics 1981-86 compilation. The new Rum Bar collection Est 81 finally brings all […]
Continue ReadingIt was just a month ago that I wrote about the release of Beebe Gallini’s terrific digital EP East Side Story. In addition to making this EP available to the listening public, Beebe Gallini has also been working on a new album called Pandemos. This album started as a way for the band to share […]
Continue ReadingWell this is kind of a big deal! Boston garage rock and roll legends Classic Ruins have released their first new album since 1989! Out on Rum Bar Records, Forget About It features a handful of new songs along with some assorted odds and ends of recent vintage. I suppose you could say that this […]
Continue ReadingOh boy! The Hi-End has ripped out a pair of choice covers on its hot new digital single! Having already released one of 2020’s finest rock and roll long players in the Rum Bar Records issue Class Kicks, this Boston five-piece is back with smoking renditions of a couple of classics. While The Hi-End is […]
Continue ReadingNow this is how you start off a month in style! Indonesian Junk is back with its first new material in over a year, a brand-new digital single on Rum Bar Records called “Type of Girl”. It’s also the band’s first release featuring Adam Turetzky on rhythm guitar. This is a vintage IndoJunk track: a […]
Continue ReadingIf it seems like I’ve reviewed Beebe Gallini’s “East Side Story” before, well that’s because I have. “East Side Story” was originally released as a 7″ record on Ramo Records back in March of 2018. It was the vinyl debut from Twin Cities garage rockers Beebe Gallini. The band at the time consisted of Miss Georgia Peach […]
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