Those who keep up with los grillos probably know by now that around these parts we dig us some noise rock, and that of late we’ve been singing the praises of recent bands such as Black Congress, Whores, and Pop. 1280, who take some cues … Read More →
Willis Earl Beal‘s name and music have been making rounds through the blogosphere lately, and los grillos has to thank the fantastic folks at Aquarium Drunkard for turning us on to him. Like the outsider artists to which he gets compared–Daniel Johnston and Jandek, due … Read More →
I have a certain appreciation for small-stage bands that wear their big-stage ambitions on their musical sleeves in terms of song structure and production, and Chattanooga, Tennessee’s Moonlight Bride is one such band. By the final note of standout closing track “And The Death Ship … Read More →
Last month los grillos was excited to announce an advance track from the forthcoming Dirty Three lp, Toward The Low Sun, the band’s first album in 7 years. At the time los grillos wrote that the song, “Rising Below,” promised “introspective abstractions that slowly build … Read More →
Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, Yim Yames ‘New Multitudes’
Recently, four of my favorite folk-pickin’, country-rockin’ dudes–Jay Farrar (Son Volt), Will Johnson (Centro-matic), Anders Parker (Varnaline), and Jim James (My Morning Jacket, credited here as Yim Yames )–came together Billy Bragg and Wilco-style to put to music lyrics pulled from Woody Guthrie’s generous vault, and … Read More →