Local Album Review // Matt “Broke” Boland // Omnium-Gatherum
Self-released 4.5 stars out of 5 A 37-track, double-disc, CD-only compilation with a running time well over 2.5…
Local Album Review // We Out Here // Old Growth
Self-released 4/5 stars When aspects of modern culture become preoccupied with human-built liminal spaces, a retreat deep into…
Local Album Review // Matthew Crays Crays & Co. // Live at the Barn
Independent 3.75/5 stars With over a decade of artistry under his belt, Matthew Crays is a staple of…
Local Album Review // Jared Cooney // Icebergs
Self-released 4.25 stars out of 5 It’s not often that you find a musician so technically accomplished who…
Local Album Review // Brooke Surgener // ALL IN
Lucky Cat Chambers 4.5/5 stars If you’re at all familiar with the music scene in Erie, there’s a…
Local Album Review // elias, if only // RARE EMBERS, LATE SPRING
Self-released 4.5/5 stars The evolution of Erie independent artist/songwriter/you-name-it Eli Kerr (under the moniker elias, if only) has…
Album Review // Never Say Never // Down This Road
Barcode Records/PMA Syndicate 4.5 / 5 stars There are some records that stay with you. If you were…
Local Album Review // Ralphie’s Gone Blind // Man’s Ruin
Self-released 4/5 stars There’s a certain magic in being able to create something that can stand toe-to-toe with…
Local Album Review // Optimistic Apocalypse // Life Comes When Death Does
Self-Released It’s been three years since Mckenzie Sprague’s (40 Under 40 Class of 2025) last album as Optimistic…
Local Album Review // Royek // Oranges in Alaska
Self-released 4.25/5 stars Beautifully filled with infectious energy and introspection, the debut full-length from Royek is an album…
Local Album Review // Fox Grotto // Get In
Self-released 3.5/5 stars With Get In, Erie rockers Fox Grotto make a solid album debut with their inspirations…
Local Album Review // Logan B & Dirty Leaf // The Middle Road
Self-released 4/5 stars Consider the curse of the jam band – studio albums often fall short of live…