Charlie Dominici, former frontman of Dream Theater, makes a prominent comeback. Powerful melodic progressive metal with incredible musicianship and songwriting.
Clarinet, glockenspiel, mellotron, Moog, saxophone, and theramin with the energy and tact to float notes, melodies, and jazz time-keeping, without hollering.
A pure, unadorned, dreamy voice placed over quick-picked progressive metal that’s so precise that it’s damn near a math metal version of Children of Bodom.
Indigo Girl Amy Ray leads her Volunteers through an energetic set in – where else? – Knoxville. Imagine Indigo Girls crossed with John Cougar Mellencamp.
Not everyone will be in the mood to slip under the covers of Pocket Symphony’s sometimes-sleepy atmospheres, especially those looking for booty-shaking.
Everything Greg Dulli touches is priceless. Even this, an EP composed of two covers and three collaborations, is every bit as necessary as Powder Burns.