Email Author Dave Pehling

2012 Stories by Dave Pehling

• The Brad Mehldau Trio: Show Preview

  published May 16, 2012

  It takes a certain amount of cojones for a group to issue a series of albums entitled The Art of the Trio, but there's little question... More >>

• OFF!: Show Preview

  published May 9, 2012

  After an abortive attempt at recording a new Circle Jerks album, SoCal hardcore icon and original Black Flag singer Keith Morris formed... More >>

• Meshuggah: Show Preview

  published May 2, 2012

  Extreme Swedish quintet Meshuggah has been destroying the boundaries of metal with its quantum-physics complexity and brutal precision... More >>

• Dirty Ghosts Explore Drum Loop Rock

  published February 22, 2012

  Most shit-hot guitarists with established success playing high-intensity hard rock would be expected to spend their entire careers working in... More >>

• Nikka Costa: Show Preview

  published February 8, 2012

  Well before British divas Adele and the late Amy Winehouse scored critical and commercial success for their takes on retro R&B, fiery American... More >>

• Secret Chiefs 3: Show Preview

  published February 1, 2012

  Fans of long-dormant S.F. avant-rock band Mr. Bungle may long for a reunion, but some consolation can be found in its members' prodigious... More >>

• Graveyard: Show Preview

  published January 25, 2012

  Two of the best modern purveyors of retrograde psychedelic blues-rock have teamed up for a tour that should have bong-wielding Hessians across... More >>