Music – Page 21 – 88.5 KURE

Shadowbox by Beats Antique

April 7, 2017

Reviewed by Michael McKinney Rating: 4.5/10 Shadowbox doesn’t have a consistent sound, really. Beats Antique get described as “ethnotronica” or “world” (both meaninglessly broad…

Running Out of Love by The Radio Dept.

April 6, 2017

Reviewed by Rolf Anderson Rating: 4.5/10 I’m just finishing up my review for the new Jagwar Ma album, and I decided to pick this…

Photograph by Caitlyn Ridenour via Flickr.

The Shins, MGMT to Headline 10th Annual 80/35 Music Festival

April 4, 2017

By Henry Zimmerman, @hwzimmerman Des Moines, Ia. – More than three months from the start of the 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines, the list of…

Every Now & Then by Jagwar Ma

March 2, 2017

Reviewed by Rolf Anderson Rating: 7.5/10 One must have a foundation of bad music in order to identify the good. It’s all reason, and…

Observatory Mansions by Nicole Dollanganger

March 2, 2017

Reviewed by Michael McKinney Rating: 5.5/10 The first thing that stands out on Observatory Mansions is Nicole Dollanganger’s voice. It’s not childlike, exactly; it’s…