By Hilary Saunders The Thermals’ sound is fitting for Wynwood’s aesthetic. The Portland, Ore.-based trio is scuzzy and malleable, and its most recent album, Desperate Ground, is its darkest opus yet. But The Thermals have a sing-along (or at least shout-along) quality that gives the band a semblance of accessibility. And like Wynwood, there’s a reason people keep coming … [Read more...]
Rockers come and go, but The Dillengers stay on rootsy road
If history dictates one fact of musical life, it's that most bands are too big not to fail. That's because they're formed through relationships between three or more people, which makes them even more complex than romances. Most will therefore crumble within a year, and even successful ones are lucky to last for five. But 20 years? It's a mark only a few South Florida groups … [Read more...]