Matthew Borlik's posts

When Sean Peoples first started Sockets Records in late 2004, it was a small label that operated out of his bedroom,…

It’s fair to say that when local rapper Wale released his long-awaited commercial album, Attention Deficit, he had a…

Stefon Harris’ youthful goal was to play lead tympani in the New York Philharmonic; instead, he took up the…

For the last two decades, Rick Froberg has been the driving force behind some of indie rock’s most popular…

When compared to cities with more established comedy scenes (such as Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York), our…

Judging from the tidal wave of buzz that surrounded War Elephant, John McCauley's first record as Deer Tick, what's…

The first time Fulton Lights multi-instrumentalist Andrew Spencer Goldman played a show in Washington, D.C., it was…

Tortoise formed in Chicago in 1990, which means the American post-rock institution is approaching its “platinum”…

Even though Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Franz Nicolay spends most of his time playing on the sidelines of Th…

Tortoise formed in Chicago in 1990, which means the American post-rock institution is approaching its “platinum”…

Patrick Wolf gives interviews like his new record, The Bachelor, sounds—by turns heartfelt and bombastic, hardened…

Eleven years ago, local spazz-core pioneers Frodus released Conglomerate International, a blistering post-hardcore…

Canadian indie-pop outfit Metric continues to forge ahead as a tightly knit unit, even after singer-songwriter Emily…

For a solo artist, former Fugazi bassist Joe Lally is pretty fond of taking a collaborative approach. After Fugazi…

White Rabbits broke out with 2007’s Fort Nightly, a hazy collection of dark calypso-inflected rock that brought the…

So dark, moody, and wan is the music of Crystal Stilts that it seems the Brooklyn quartet might melt if exposed to…

A Magik Markers performance is not a thoroughly organized event. Rather than scribble out a setlist, the…

So expressive and personal is Thao Nguyen’s album We Brave Bee Stings And All that it could have been a…

So dark, moody, and wan is the music of Crystal Stilts that it seems the Brooklyn quartet might melt if exposed to…

Ida Maria’s debut LP, Fortress Round My Heart, has a huge appetite for emotional extremity. Gorging on both sultry…