Twisted Roots – Communication – Review May 1, 1995 The guitaring and vocals of frontman Pete Giordano are strong, but the true talent of the group lies with the back-up singer Neil Collins.
Ednaswap – Review May 1, 1995 Man, I’m a sucker for intense female vocalists. Annie Preven sings her ass off on Ednaswap’s self-titled CD. The girl’s got rhythm.
Truck Stop Love – How I Spent My Summer Vacation – Review May 1, 1995 The solid rock songs ought to get radio play and the hillbilly transitions ought to keep people on their toes.
Ecolyn – As The World – Review May 1, 1995 Think Kansas-Dream Theatre-Yes. Sporting amazing, choral vocals, heavy organs, hot bass, and drumming with complex, quasi-jazz musical structures.
Dripping Goss – “Blowtorch” / “Sisters Purple Chopper” – Review May 1, 1995 Dramatic and choppy and heavy, but not too much to speak of song-wise. “Sister Purple Chopper” is kinda Clutchish vocally and has some big drums.
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments – Bait and Switch – Review May 1, 1995 Loud, abrasive, sneery and noisy punk like the Germs and the Sonics. Great guitar work and vocals like the American punk scene of the late ’70s.
Dandelion – Dyslexicon – Review May 1, 1995 This is not the ’80s garage rock band I remember from last year. Evidently, they sold enough records to make a monstrous guitar album.
Clutch – Review May 1, 1995 The album takes some time to grow on you, but when it does, it’ll stay with you. There are quotables enough to fill a review.
The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black – The Anti-Naturalists – Review May 1, 1995 Hear “vociferous,” “chlorophyll,” and “teutonic,” sung by a naked woman in blue body paint while a guitarist in a nurse’s outfit churns out old school rock.
Black Calvin – “Postcard” / “Be With You” – Review May 1, 1995 Black Calvin are semi-Goth grunge-meets Therapy? with moodiness, mid-paced, boy/girl yelling.