Just a few weeks before her wedding, Shannon Shaw lost her fiancĂ© Joe Haener in a car accident. It was a terrible blow for Shaw and her bandmates. Shannon and the Clams are known for their upbeat Garage Rock. How does one continue in the face of such tragedy? “The…
Category: Garage Rock

New EP: Mister Strange – III
Mister Strange tends to be more of an EP band. With “III” (Sour Grapes) their third EP is here, while an LP is still pending. Nonetheless, the format shouldn’t matter as long as the content is right. The Manchester-based band resides in fuzzy Garage Rock, and they embrace it here…

Review: Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds – That Delicious Vice
There’s no need to argue about the legendary status of Kid Congo Powers. Sharing the stage with punk greats, a performer par excellence, someone who knows his way around music history. With the Pink Monkey Birds, he’s been operating a garage rock vehicle for almost 20 years. The releases have…