King Crimson – Epitaph: Live in 1969 – Review July 1, 1997 The avant of yesterday has become the garde of today. Even so, there remain those who stubbornly resist conforming to the well-drawn form of the norm.
January – Keep Me From Sleeping – Review July 1, 1997 Her name’s Christine, and it seems she’s been hanging out in cocktail lounges when not in a band called January with a bunch of rock and rollers.
Hotel X – Routes Music – Review July 1, 1997 The off-kilter jazz with solid backbeat directly recalls Universal Congress Of’s melodic sensibilities. Better yet, Greg Ginn doesn’t make an appearance.
Trona – Interview July 1, 1997 An interview with Chris Dyas (guitar/vocals), Mary Ellen Leahy (guitar/vocals), and Pete Sutton (bass)
Helium – No Guitars – Review July 1, 1997 No Guitars is a pretty darn fine pop, luminous enough to stay the granola-folk gag reflex the stated concept and butterfly cover art may arouse.