‘Oom-pop’ comes alive in the latest album from The Extraordinaires, The Postcard EP.  What is Oom-pop? Think back to all those old movies and musicals, when circuses would travel from town to town. Remember the distant ‘oom-pah, oom-pah’ that echoed from afar as the troupe rolled into town? That’s what The Extraordinaires have created- the feeling of a spectacle, a show contained in each song. The three tracks each have their own distinct flavor, beginning with a flourish of applause…

If Moreno Valley rapper Pheo lived in L.A., he’d have been scooped up by a scouting agent long ago. That’s why, despite a deep desire to see him perform as (or more) often than lots of local artists, we’re glad the Inland Empire still has its hold on him. Two years ago saw the release of Pheo’s first mixtape, Word to Your Blogger, and found him performing with the irrepressible Speak! The pairing proved to be combustible, Speak!’s spastic, uncensored…

Over the past five-to-six years, we’ve been blessed by an abundance of talent from Australia. Again, the land down under produces yet another musical virtuoso in the form of Joe Robinson. The 19-year-old plays guitar well beyond his years and his talents are on display on his latest release, Time Jumpin’. Now living in Nashville, Robinson has just finished recording Time Jumpin’. The album displays his wide knowledge of music holds to form. Songs such as  “Royal Flush” and “Exit…

If you read my review of the Court Tavern show last week, you might remember that one of the opening bands was the oddly named Ball of Flame Shoot Fire (from here on out known as BoFSF), from Brooklyn. I said that they were weird, but in a creative way, and that they eventually won me over. Over the course of last week, I thought a lot about their set, and the more I thought about it, the more I…