Shawn Lee: Grand Maester of Groove

Shawn Lee: Grand Maester of Groove

By: Garrett Bethmann There’s a line on Young Gun Silver Fox’s song “Who Needs Words” — of its impeccable new album Canyons — that sums up my feelings more or less for musician, producer, vibe-setter and Silver Fox Shawn Lee. “I could write a thousand songs about you...
Abe Partridge: Weird, True and Beautiful

Abe Partridge: Weird, True and Beautiful

By: Garrett Bethmann I’ve never really written about art, at least not the visual stuff. Music has always been my muse in terms of the written word. I’m nervous on how to find the right words to express the way art might move me or explain to people what might be...
Shehehe: Normal Punks Doing Great Things

Shehehe: Normal Punks Doing Great Things

By: Garrett Bethmann For all the women out there who’ve had children, did the following conundrum ever roll through your mind soon after giving birth?  How long until I can get back to kickin’ in teeth and takin’ names leading my punk band through a sweaty, rowdy...
Flying Mojito Bros: Dancefloor Bandoleros

Flying Mojito Bros: Dancefloor Bandoleros

By: Garrett Bethmann Flying Mojito Bros = Fun.  That’s a simple enough equation for everyone to understand, right? That’s good, because all you really need to know is that the Flying Mojito Bros are some cheeky blokes from the U.K. who blow out the dancefloor with...
Sassyfras: More Than Meets The Eye

Sassyfras: More Than Meets The Eye

By: Garrett Bethmann   Somehow, some way, New Orleans’ Valerie Sassyfras is going to catch your eye.  Maybe it’s her spiked salt and pepper hair and rousing cat eye makeup or one of her bedazzled, disco exercise outfits that’ll first strike you. Could be...