Restorations Interview
By Andy McNeil, Assistant Editor
Many musicians end up to clinging to a specific genre for too long. Bands come and go, the scene changes around them, but they keep whipping their dead horse like a demented jockey hell bent on parading around the winner’s circle on last time. Restorations could have been one of these bands – instead the Philly-based rockers shed their old skins and began anew.
Restorations grew from the aftermath of early millennial post-hardcore acts like singer Jon Loudon’s former band Jena Berlin. Loudon and crew were seeking something different when they started the endeavor. Instead of growing out of touch these ...
Miami's favorite rocking sons, Torche, ripped through Johnny Brenda's in Philly's Northern Liberties neighborhood on Monday for evening of drunken debauchery and gnarly tunes where it seemed more like a Friday night blowout then the beginning of the work week.
Torche is currently touring in support of their recent split 12" with tour-mates Part Chimp, who had the limited edition release in hand and fresh off the press. Torche's contribution to the split features three Guided By Voices covers and the album cover features ...
