Tag Archives: Mike Gutierrez

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His brother turned to jazz, his sis­ter to clas­si­cal music — Gabriel Birnbaum’s musi­cal des­tiny lay along a dif­fer­ent path. His solo project Boy With­out God deliv­ers guitar-led, moody rock com­po­si­tions with a Bon Iver soul, heavy on the fusion … Con­tinue read­ing →

The 21st cen­tury is beau­ti­ful and its name is Tru­man Pey­ote: two guys, Caleb Johannes and Eric Far­ber, from Jamaica Plains, Mass­a­chu­setts who so suc­cess­fully meld the tex­tural pos­si­bil­i­ties of the dig­i­tal and ana­log, of sam­ples, found sounds, and live … Con­tinue read­ing →

Beat Radio is a synth-influenced Amer­i­cana out­fit that’s had more lineup shuf­fles than Spinal Tap has had drum­mers. The moniker dates back before 2005 when five musi­cians came together to form the band. Fast­for­ward to the present day and there … Con­tinue read­ing →

Loyal Divide is five guys who started play­ing music together in Colum­bus, Ohio around 2005 until the lure of bright(er) lights and a big(ger) city drew them to Chicago. It was a jour­ney not just of miles, but also of … Con­tinue read­ing →