From the moment the electric guitar elevates in anticipation for the first level to start, you’re no longer in your bedroom with the latest Metronome the City album, 720 Degrees. You’re gliding down the steepest hill in San Fran on a skateboard. Inspired by the 1986 videogame by Atari of the same name, 720 Degrees [...]
Who knew that Lakeside Mall would be such an influential place in a young boy’s life? Well, Will Gilbert, one-fourth of the local instrumental band, Metronome the City, definitely didn’t think so. But as he waited patiently for his mother to finish shopping, he was distracted by an entertainment source all his own. “I was [...]
As daunting as it may be to be an American and try to decipher this latest piece of international music full of words and phrases you’re too lazy and proud to find the meanings for, Riccardo Crespo’s Milonga of New Orleans is well worth the hassle. Crespo’s third solo album mixes Brazilian folk with sultry [...]
