‘Vapor punk’ band Perfect Girl reintroduces itself as an instrumental duo January 16th, 2020 by Conor Battles Akron rock duo Perfect Girl are in the midst of a rebuild. Guitarist Sam Holik and drummer Jake Ross have been tasked with reshaping their sound in the wake of former bassist and v...
I Hate It Too combines emo and post-hardcore on moody debut EP January 13th, 2020 by Conor Battles Akron post-hardcore five-piece I Hate It Too combines swirling, distorted rock with melodic emo sensibilities on their self-titled debut EP. Vocalist Eddie Gancos, guitarists Shane...
‘My aim is to be me,’ says West Akron rapper D.Hilla December 12th, 2019 by Kyle Cochrun “I'm not one of these fictitious rappers,” says Demichrius Hill, the 23-year-old Akronite who records under the moniker D.Hilla. By this moment in the evolution of rap music, the ar...
Bluesman Patrick Sweany returns to Akron on Dec. 28 December 12th, 2019 Words by Ted Lehr Old Time Ways I don’t know how many times I’ve seen Patrick Sweany perform. It’s definitely more than 50, but probably less than 100. I first discovered the Massillon native through ...
The apocalypse, synthesized on ‘Happiness’ by Incentive November 18th, 2019 by Kyle Cochrun Uniontown-based producer James Osborne uses synthesizers to forecast the end of the world. Think rutilant dust plains split by rift valleys gushing hellfire, bulbous purple clouds raining m...
The Insane Clown Posse plays Kent October 14th, 2019 words and photos by Kyle Cochrun A juggalo pushes through the crowd clutching a black plastic trash bag and yelling, in his best impression of a ballpark hotdog salesman, “Dead Bodies! I got dead bodi...
Hardcore band Coop turns horror movies into songs October 10th, 2019 by Conor Battles Friday the 13th is an appropriately eerie time to catch up with Coop, Akron’s hardcore masters of horror. When we meet on Sept. 13, frontman Zach Butcher wears a t-shirt for the 1...
Super Babes create ‘organic goddess rock’ on their first EP September 26th, 2019 by Kyle Cochrun “We’re organic goddess rock at its motherf---ing finest.” That’s Bridget Reckless describing her band The Super Babes, a two-girl rock outfit from Youngstown whose first EP, ...
Rapper BMims ‘wants Akron to have a bigger stamp’ September 5th, 2019 interview by Trvaughn Clayton Benji, also known as BMims or Benjimims, is an Akron-born rapper with a unique flow that allows you to vibe and connect with his music no matter your situation. He puts ...
Hip-hop duo Neon Vice chases ‘witty and gorgeous’ sound July 15th, 2019 words and photos by Kyle Cochrun Lounging inside a second-floor recording studio in Barberton, surrounded by walls adorned with covers for records by Herbie Hancock, Prince, Curtis Mayfield and other top-sh...
