Artifacts
San Antonio has eight happier artists this week, thanks to the Artist Foundation of San Antonio. Last Friday, AFSA handed out its inaugural prizes, two grants of $5,000 each in four categories. Some of the winners are names you are used to seeing in print: Poet Jenny Browne, who won in the Literary Arts category,…
Designer Genes
It might sound like something from the pages of Brave New World, like “a prodigious improvement … on nature” – as Aldous Huxley wrote in 1932 – ideas that would have only been believable if described in a science-fiction novel or falling from the mouths of mad scientists. For $5,000, infertile couples can select two…
Second coming of Scorsese
Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate director Martin Scorsese over the last decade The Departed Dir. Martin Scorsese; writ. William Monahan; feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone (R) Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate…
Guest Column
Macaulay’s “L’Arc De Defeat. (A project designed for Paris, Maine, in 1783 and almost immediately abandoned.)” Two artistic plates from David Macaulay’s Great Moments in Architecture have remained in my offices, move after move. The work by the author, illustrator, and teacher recently granted the MacArthur Foundation “genius” award details the intricacies and inner workings…
CDs Nuts
When bands decorate their albums with laughably elaborate skeletons and demonic violence, they want you to think they sound like Mastodon: metal, with classic riffs shaped into honest-to-god notes, but whose proggy leanings don’t drift into ’70s-cheese territory. There’re no demons here, but check out “Circle of Cysquatch,” which sounds like the vocal track was…
Artifacts
San Antonio has eight happier artists this week, thanks to the Artist Foundation of San Antonio. Last Friday, AFSA handed out its inaugural prizes, two grants of $5,000 each in four categories. Some of the winners are names you are used to seeing in print: Poet Jenny Browne, who won in the Literary Arts category,…
Designer Genes
It might sound like something from the pages of Brave New World, like “a prodigious improvement … on nature” – as Aldous Huxley wrote in 1932 – ideas that would have only been believable if described in a science-fiction novel or falling from the mouths of mad scientists. For $5,000, infertile couples can select two…
Say it ain’t so
media Recently, finding myself with the rare unspoken-for patch of time and no immediately evident avenues by which to spend it, I turned my attentions to the oft-neglected, sprawling digital buffet that is my On-Demand cable subscription — determined, by hook or crook, to get at least part of my hundred bucks’-worth for the month.…
No room at the trough
There’s a history to the individualistic streak in Texans. Characters too freakish to be fictional and frighteningly determined to achieve their goals established the state — political and cultural complexities be damned. It’s why the former republic has generally resisted integration into the United States of Generica, and why being an “Oregonian” or “Floridian” doesn’t…
Aural Pleasure
POSITIVELY KINKY Kinky Friedman the musical artist was much like Kinky Friedman the gubernatorial candidate: a novelty act with odd glimmers of sincerity between the barrage of one-liners. He was sometimes hyped as the Frank Zappa of country, but that was a considerable stretch. About the only thing Friedman and Zappa had in common was…
Artifacts
Jason Stout, whose work is pictured above, is one of the highly talented emerging artists who are donating work to i2i’s October 13 fundraiser. Collect ’em while you can. San Antonio has eight happier artists this week, thanks to the Artist Foundation of San Antonio. Last Friday, AFSA handed out its inaugural prizes, two grants…
Designer Genes
“There will never be extra ones. I have more people wanting them than I have embryos.” — Jennalee Ryan, The Abraham Center of Life It might sound like something from the pages of Brave New World, like “a prodigious improvement … on nature” – as Aldous Huxley wrote in 1932 – ideas that would have…
Say it ain’t so
media Recently, finding myself with the rare unspoken-for patch of time and no immediately evident avenues by which to spend it, I turned my attentions to the oft-neglected, sprawling digital buffet that is my On-Demand cable subscription — determined, by hook or crook, to get at least part of my hundred bucks’-worth for the month.…
Party favors
There was a time when even the most conservative Texas politicians identified themselves as Democrats, simply because political reality told them it was the only avenue to election in this state. Rick Perry, currently the state’s Republican governor, began his career as a Democrat. Former Republican Senator Phil Gramm won a seat in the U.S.…
Aural Pleasure
POSITIVELY KINKY Kinky Friedman the musical artist was much like Kinky Friedman the gubernatorial candidate: a novelty act with odd glimmers of sincerity between the barrage of one-liners. He was sometimes hyped as the Frank Zappa of country, but that was a considerable stretch. About the only thing Friedman and Zappa had in common was…
Are you ready for Tony Kornheiser?: A review
When Monday Night Football made its debut on ABC in 1970 with a contest between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns, America bore witness to the beginnings of a cultural phenomenon. The brainchild of former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, Monday Night Football ushered in a new era of prime-time sports; it would run on…
All You Can Eat
Oompa, oompa; Oompa, oompa. Don’t forget the San Antonio Current Ale Fest at HemisFair Park Arch Plaza on Saturday, October 14. With more than 50 different beers to sample, plenty of salty fare to ingest, and lots of polka beats to groove to, how can any party in town compete? Go now and get your…
Say it ain’t so
media Recently, finding myself with the rare unspoken-for patch of time and no immediately evident avenues by which to spend it, I turned my attentions to the oft-neglected, sprawling digital buffet that is my On-Demand cable subscription — determined, by hook or crook, to get at least part of my hundred bucks’-worth for the month.…
Party favors
Last Thursday’s New Era Democrats’ party at the Lone Star Art Space was small, but diverse and optimistic. There was a time when even the most conservative Texas politicians identified themselves as Democrats, simply because political reality told them it was the only avenue to election in this state. Rick Perry, currently the state’s Republican…
Second coming of Scorsese
Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate director Martin Scorsese over the last decade The Departed Dir. Martin Scorsese; writ. William Monahan; feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone (R) Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate…
Keeping up with today’s Joneses
Pursuing true love with the wrong sister: Graeme Baker, as Johnny Case, and Chloë Edmundson as Julia Seton. HOLIDAY 7pm Wed-Thu, 8pm Fri-Sat Through Oct 8 $8 general; $7 senior, faculty, alumni; $6 student Stieren Theater One Trinity Place 999-8515 They sure don’t write ’em like Holiday anymore. Philip Barry’s 1928 comedy is sophisticated, witty,…
The Bar Tab
Hooters of Riverwalk 849 E. Commerce Street (210) 229-WING Hooterstexas.com Price Range: Beer Bottles $3.35 – $4.99 Pitchers $10.50 Her name, I overhear, is Jordan and this page can’t accommodate the superstring of o’s required to describe accurately how sooo out of my league this Hooters bartender is. I’ll estimate So x19, because she can’t…
Say it ain’t so
media Recently, finding myself with the rare unspoken-for patch of time and no immediately evident avenues by which to spend it, I turned my attentions to the oft-neglected, sprawling digital buffet that is my On-Demand cable subscription — determined, by hook or crook, to get at least part of my hundred bucks’-worth for the month.…
Are you ready for Tony Kornheiser?: A review
When Monday Night Football made its debut on ABC in 1970 with a contest between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns, America bore witness to the beginnings of a cultural phenomenon. The brainchild of former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, Monday Night Football ushered in a new era of prime-time sports; it would run on…
Second coming of Scorsese
Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate director Martin Scorsese over the last decade The Departed Dir. Martin Scorsese; writ. William Monahan; feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone (R) Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate…
Underselling
Web Exclusive I hate it when I get cornered on the wrong side of old moral lessons — especially the old “don’t judge a book by its cover” commandment. But sometimes a book is just begging to be judged by its cover, and usually a quick look at the description on the back jacket confirms…
Lovin’ the grubbin’
Bryant Terry and Anna Lappé, gettin’ it on in the urban kitchen. Anna Lappé, hails from a family of food activists. Her mother, Frances Moore Lappé, wrote the classic Diet for a Small Planet, which argued that world hunger is an issue of justice and distribution, not production. Her father Marc was a high-powered campaigner…
Sound and the Fury
SPOON FULL When Spoon took the stage at the White Rabbit on Friday, September 29 for their first local show in seven years, it was hard to tell who was happier about it: the audience or the band. San Antonio’s indie-rock contingent represented in a major way, as a packed crowd expressed their devotion through…
Second coming of Scorsese
“OK, I take it back! Titanic is better than Good Will Hunting!” Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio face off in The Departed. The Departed Dir. Martin Scorsese; writ. William Monahan; feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone (R) Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve…
Are you ready for Tony Kornheiser?: A review
When Monday Night Football made its debut on ABC in 1970 with a contest between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns, America bore witness to the beginnings of a cultural phenomenon. The brainchild of former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, Monday Night Football ushered in a new era of prime-time sports; it would run on…
Salt of the hearth
Mark Kurlansky, author of the daring epistle Cod, has also written a fascinating tome called Salt: A World History Salts too good to throw over your shoulder: Fleur de Sel de Guérande ($7.49), Diamond Crystal kosher salt ($2.59), and Himalania Pink Salt ($8.99), all available at Central Market. Mark Kurlansky, author of the daring epistle…
Aural Pleasure
Why the Hell Not … The Songs of Kinky Friedman Various Artists (Sustain Records) POSITIVELY KINKY Kinky Friedman the musical artist was much like Kinky Friedman the gubernatorial candidate: a novelty act with odd glimmers of sincerity between the barrage of one-liners. He was sometimes hyped as the Frank Zappa of country, but that was…
Evil Empire
Millions of people the world over are Star Wars fans. I have always felt, though, that the whims of history made me one of the truest, most primal Jedi worshippers in existence: I was 6 when the first film arrived, just about to enter grade school, in need of an identity beyond my surname. Star…
On the Street
About 8:15 on Friday night I headed downtown on my bike to the Alamo. The Downtown Highlife Bicycle Club was having its monthly ride. For those unfamiliar with the event, it begins at 9 p.m. on the last Friday of the month at the Alamo. When I arrived I found a small, diverse group of…
That’s a wrap
The Departed looks fantastic on paper Dax Shepard admires the, um, depth of Jessica Simpson’s acting talents in Employee of the Month. The Departed looks fantastic on paper. The story sounds taut: Two men — one an undercover cop infiltrating the mafia (Leonardo DiCaprio), the other a mafia plant within the police department (Matt Damon)…
CDs Nuts
Blood Mountain Mastodon (Warner Music) When bands decorate their albums with laughably elaborate skeletons and demonic violence, they want you to think they sound like Mastodon: metal, with classic riffs shaped into honest-to-god notes, but whose proggy leanings don’t drift into ’70s-cheese territory. There’re no demons here, but check out “Circle of Cysquatch,” which sounds…
That’s a wrap
The Departed looks fantastic on paper The Departed looks fantastic on paper. The story sounds taut: Two men — one an undercover cop infiltrating the mafia (Leonardo DiCaprio), the other a mafia plant within the police department (Matt Damon) — must race to find and expose each other. The cast is one of those where…
Artifacts
San Antonio has eight happier artists this week, thanks to the Artist Foundation of San Antonio. Last Friday, AFSA handed out its inaugural prizes, two grants of $5,000 each in four categories. Some of the winners are names you are used to seeing in print: Poet Jenny Browne, who won in the Literary Arts category,…
Evil Empire
“You are beaten. It is useless to resist.” Or is it? With yet another (sub-par) DVD release, will Star Wars fans form a rebel alliance? Millions of people the world over are Star Wars fans. I have always felt, though, that the whims of history made me one of the truest, most primal Jedi worshippers…
Piano manqué
He was kind of puny, not particularly handsome, and a child of refugees — not exactly promising raw material for an icon of romance. And yet Charles Aznavour became just that: A balladeer whose fame spread across the world from his adopted home in France, and who, far from hiding his looks behind the protective…
Salt of the hearth
Mark Kurlansky, author of the daring epistle Cod, has also written a fascinating tome called Salt: A World History Mark Kurlansky, author of the daring epistle Cod, has also written a fascinating tome called Salt: A World History. It’s a 449-page thriller (I got to page 385), full of pomp and pageantry, offering a panoramic…
Lovin’ the grubbin’
Anna Lappé, hails from a family of food activists. Her mother, Frances Moore Lappé, wrote the classic Diet for a Small Planet, which argued that world hunger is an issue of justice and distribution, not production. Her father Marc was a high-powered campaigner against toxins in food and corporate injustice, as well as a professor…
Artifacts
Jason Stout, whose work is pictured above, is one of the highly talented emerging artists who are donating work to i2i’s October 13 fundraiser. Collect ’em while you can. Merry Money Goes ‘Round San Antonio has eight happier artists this week, thanks to the Artist Foundation of San Antonio. Last Friday, AFSA handed out its…
Pop corn
Quite surprisingly, pop stars weren’t always the box-office poison they are today. Beginning with the advent of the talkies, America’s hottest singers (Elvis Presley, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, etc.) hit the big screen and wooed audiences with cinematic cocktails of voice, charisma, and sex appeal. But something went wrong along the way, and…
Piano manqué
Charles Aznavour He was kind of puny, not particularly handsome, and a child of refugees — not exactly promising raw material for an icon of romance. And yet Charles Aznavour became just that: A balladeer whose fame spread across the world from his adopted home in France, and who, far from hiding his looks behind…
Lovin’ the grubbin’
Anna Lappé, hails from a family of food activists. Her mother, Frances Moore Lappé, wrote the classic Diet for a Small Planet, which argued that world hunger is an issue of justice and distribution, not production. Her father Marc was a high-powered campaigner against toxins in food and corporate injustice, as well as a professor…
Designer Genes
It might sound like something from the pages of Brave New World, like “a prodigious improvement … on nature” – as Aldous Huxley wrote in 1932 – ideas that would have only been believable if described in a science-fiction novel or falling from the mouths of mad scientists. For $5,000, infertile couples can select two…
Keeping up with today’s Joneses
They sure don’t write ’em like Holiday anymore. Philip Barry’s 1928 comedy is sophisticated, witty, big-hearted, and full of character, with fast-talking and (occasionally) deep-thinking gents and dames waltzing about in elegant duds. Of course, if someone was writing ’em like that these days, you’d have to wait another 80 years before you’d get to…
Pop corn
Quite surprisingly, pop stars weren’t always the box-office poison they are today. Beginning with the advent of the talkies, America’s hottest singers (Elvis Presley, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, etc.) hit the big screen and wooed audiences with cinematic cocktails of voice, charisma, and sex appeal. But something went wrong along the way, and…
Holding the bag
Harrell Sutherland sees the potential hypocrisy of his position. For 30 years, the diminutive, bearded Sutherland worked as an audiologist at Brooks Air Force Base, warning people about the dangers of excessive volume. These days, however, he blows a mighty ruckus as Pipe Major for the San Antonio Pipes & Drums. If anyone doubts the…
Counterpoint &ndash And now, a moment of silence for American democracy
From the Editor This week I had planned to write about the Trans-Texas Corridor, Rick Perry’s scheme to essentially hand over a significant chunk of private real estate to a Spanish swell named Cintra. The whole deal looks like someone managed to reverse-engineer the Spanish land grants: The Texas crown will take property from its…
Grin and bare it
With a grill you can look different without altering anything, without piercing anything,” says Mr. Grillz employee Edward Lopez. Lopez’s grill, a 14k-gold, diamond-encrusted front valued at $2,500, covers about half of his top row of teeth. “It’s like a costume.” Mr. Grillz is banking on the latest grill resurrection. The three-month-old business has opened…
Keeping up with today’s Joneses
HOLIDAY 7pm Wed-Thu, 8pm Fri-Sat Through Oct 8 $8 general; $7 senior, faculty, alumni; $6 student Stieren Theater One Trinity Place 999-8515 They sure don’t write ’em like Holiday anymore. Philip Barry’s 1928 comedy is sophisticated, witty, big-hearted, and full of character, with fast-talking and (occasionally) deep-thinking gents and dames waltzing about in elegant duds.…
Second coming of Scorsese
“OK, I take it back! Titanic is better than Good Will Hunting!” Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio face off in The Departed. The Departed Dir. Martin Scorsese; writ. William Monahan; feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone (R) Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve…
Holding the bag
SA Pipes & Drums: playing 50 to 60 gigs a year at festivals, weddings, and funerals. Harrell Sutherland sees the potential hypocrisy of his position. For 30 years, the diminutive, bearded Sutherland worked as an audiologist at Brooks Air Force Base, warning people about the dangers of excessive volume. These days, however, he blows a…
Counterpoint And now, a moment of silence for American democracy
From the Editor This week I had planned to write about the Trans-Texas Corridor, Rick Perry’s scheme to essentially hand over a significant chunk of private real estate to a Spanish swell named Cintra. The whole deal looks like someone managed to reverse-engineer the Spanish land grants: The Texas crown will take property from its…
Grin and bare it
With a grill you can look different without altering anything, without piercing anything,” says Mr. Grillz employee Edward Lopez. Lopez’s grill, a 14k-gold, diamond-encrusted front valued at $2,500, covers about half of his top row of teeth. “It’s like a costume.” Mr. Grillz is banking on the latest grill resurrection. The three-month-old business has opened…
Keeping up with today’s Joneses
Pursuing true love with the wrong sister: Graeme Baker, as Johnny Case, and Chloë Edmundson as Julia Seton. HOLIDAY 7pm Wed-Thu, 8pm Fri-Sat Through Oct 8 $8 general; $7 senior, faculty, alumni; $6 student Stieren Theater One Trinity Place 999-8515 They sure don’t write ’em like Holiday anymore. Philip Barry’s 1928 comedy is sophisticated, witty,…
Second coming of Scorsese
Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate director Martin Scorsese over the last decade The Departed Dir. Martin Scorsese; writ. William Monahan; feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone (R) Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate…
Discord on blue
Harrell Sutherland sees the potential hypocrisy of his position Harrell Sutherland sees the potential hypocrisy of his position. For 30 years, the diminutive, bearded Sutherland worked as an audiologist at Brooks Air Force Base, warning people about the dangers of excessive volume. These days, however, he blows a mighty ruckus as Pipe Major for the…
Underselling
I hate it when I get cornered on the wrong side of old moral lessons — especially the old “don’t judge a book by its cover” commandment. But sometimes a book is just begging to be judged by its cover, and usually a quick look at the description on the back jacket confirms your worst…
Grin and bare it
Phil Raymond, an employee at Mr. Grillz’s newly opened location at the Highland Mall in Austin, shows off his diamond-encrusted grill. With a grill you can look different without altering anything, without piercing anything,” says Mr. Grillz employee Edward Lopez. Lopez’s grill, a 14k-gold, diamond-encrusted front valued at $2,500, covers about half of his top…
Born to be mild
La Lone Sirena, an award-winning 1979 Vespa P-125 painted by Robert Tatum, and her rider Dawn Brooks will compete with each other for adulation at the Third Coast Rally this weekend. Third Coast Rally Fri-Sun, Oct 6-8 Registration: $25 Full schedule at: 3cr.franklinlyons.com Riders, rev your engines. SUV drivers, mind your blind spots. Tourists, prepare…
Second coming of Scorsese
Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate director Martin Scorsese over the last decade The Departed Dir. Martin Scorsese; writ. William Monahan; feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone (R) Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate…
Discord on blue
Harrell Sutherland sees the potential hypocrisy of his position Blue Man Group: Mega-Stars, or Mega Union Busters? Harrell Sutherland sees the potential hypocrisy of his position. For 30 years, the diminutive, bearded Sutherland worked as an audiologist at Brooks Air Force Base, warning people about the dangers of excessive volume. These days, however, he blows…
Armchair Cinephile: The Cine-Mini
Deck PICK OF THE WEEK: Humphrey Bogart: The Signature Collection Volume 2 (Warner Bros.) Bogie fans will think it’s Christmas this week, with the first-time release of four WWII flicks made within two years of the immortal Casablanca: Across the Pacific (directed by John Huston), Action in the North Atlantic, All Through the Night, and…
Born to be mild
Third Coast Rally Fri-Sun, Oct 6-8 Registration: $25 Full schedule at: 3cr.franklinlyons.com Riders, rev your engines. SUV drivers, mind your blind spots. Tourists, prepare to gawk. You shall know them not by their velocity, but by your curiosity. If motorcyclists are naturally macho, then scooter riders are instinctually vain. The hog is about power and…
Grin and bare it
Phil Raymond, an employee at Mr. Grillz’s newly opened location at the Highland Mall in Austin, shows off his diamond-encrusted grill. With a grill you can look different without altering anything, without piercing anything,” says Mr. Grillz employee Edward Lopez. Lopez’s grill, a 14k-gold, diamond-encrusted front valued at $2,500, covers about half of his top…
Second coming of Scorsese
Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate director Martin Scorsese over the last decade The Departed Dir. Martin Scorsese; writ. William Monahan; feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone (R) Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate…
Discord on blue
Blue Man Group: Mega-Stars, or Mega Union Busters? While the Blue Man Group swish their PVC pipes, Keith-Moon it with their kitchen-utensil drumsticks, and spray the front poncho section with edible shrapnel, beneath their three blue faces more than 40 blue collars hold the show together: The folks in make-up and wardrobe touch up the…
CDs Nuts
When bands decorate their albums with laughably elaborate skeletons and demonic violence, they want you to think they sound like Mastodon: metal, with classic riffs shaped into honest-to-god notes, but whose proggy leanings don’t drift into ’70s-cheese territory. There’re no demons here, but check out “Circle of Cysquatch,” which sounds like the vocal track was…
Keeping up with today’s Joneses
HOLIDAY 7pm Wed-Thu, 8pm Fri-Sat Through Oct 8 $8 general; $7 senior, faculty, alumni; $6 student Stieren Theater One Trinity Place 999-8515 They sure don’t write ’em like Holiday anymore. Philip Barry’s 1928 comedy is sophisticated, witty, big-hearted, and full of character, with fast-talking and (occasionally) deep-thinking gents and dames waltzing about in elegant duds.…
Designer Genes
It might sound like something from the pages of Brave New World, like “a prodigious improvement … on nature” – as Aldous Huxley wrote in 1932 – ideas that would have only been believable if described in a science-fiction novel or falling from the mouths of mad scientists. For $5,000, infertile couples can select two…
Second coming of Scorsese
Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate director Martin Scorsese over the last decade The Departed Dir. Martin Scorsese; writ. William Monahan; feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone (R) Whether you want to admit it or not, you’ve learned to hate…
Guest Column
Two artistic plates from David Macaulay’s Great Moments in Architecture have remained in my offices, move after move. The work by the author, illustrator, and teacher recently granted the MacArthur Foundation “genius” award details the intricacies and inner workings of complex architecture and machines. Great Moments is an amusing commentary on the business of building…
CDs Nuts
When bands decorate their albums with laughably elaborate skeletons and demonic violence, they want you to think they sound like Mastodon: metal, with classic riffs shaped into honest-to-god notes, but whose proggy leanings don’t drift into ’70s-cheese territory. There’re no demons here, but check out “Circle of Cysquatch,” which sounds like the vocal track was…
