'It’s Hard To Push Back The Fear': Jay Watson Steps Into The Light As GUM

Sean Drill, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Warpaint, Gabriella Cohen
"... They are always perfectly in harmony."
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Live Review: Blackalicious, POW! Negro
"When it came to the rapid-fire, multisyllabic delivery Gift of Gab is famous for, he still brought the heat."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Electric Gardens Festival
"It really was a sight to see 5,000 people screaming 'Where's Your Head At' at the top of their lungs."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Mind Warp Pavilion: David Bowie Celebration
"If you have been to a local show in the last 20 years, it is likely you knew someone on stage."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Breakfest
"Seriously, Smash Mouth mashups aren’t even fun when they are done ironically."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: De La Soul, Cruz Patterson, Adroc
"...fans were passing up records, hats, posters and even a pair of kicks to get signed."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Soft Moon, Erasers
"The translation from album to live is a dramatic reinterpretation."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Rag N' Bone, Foam, Nerve Quakes, Mung Dahl
"These guys feel like they are moments away from hitting it big."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: L7, Nerve Quakes
"Barefoot, she ran madly around the stage playing her bass behind her back, over her head and while headbanging almost non-stop."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Belgrado, Nerve Quakes, Territory, Cold Meat, Roundup Weedkiller
"The crowd went from shouting 'one more song' to 'three more songs', which Belgrado happily delivered."
Reviews / Arts
Margaret Cho: The PsyCHO Tour
"Cho knows her audience and plays to them with aplomb."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Usurpers Of Modern Medicine, Erasers, Original Past Life, Tourist Kid
"We spent the majority of their set towards the back of the venue, retreating from the sonic barrage."
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