Andy Monley

Andy Monley's "Triplight" has a sound that fits thoroughly into the indie rock scene but vibrates with its own unique flavors. Touched with smart-ass sass and a sense of humor yet keeping a thin veneer over a pissed off reserve, "Triplight" explores the modern soul of man. There is humor and whimsey in life, as well as quiet upset about the things that just aren't right. This is smirking cynicism (and there's also a hint of Bob Dylan vocal flavors). The songs are dynamic and each has its own personality. This isn't cookie cutter songwriting. Well done. corazine.com

 

Cowhause

“Arguably the first person on the planet to play prepared guitar and dobro in a compositional sense, Janet Feder manipulates the strings of her instruments by attaching beads, rings, bra hooks and modified alligator clips for a host of uncommon sounds. Gongs, rattles, steel drums, marimba and Oriental percussion are just a few of the fun auditory side effects that accompany one of her avant-classical folk tunes. Colin Bricker, meanwhile, shapes and edits live digital beats on a laptop computer for a wide range of down-tempo rhythms, interlocking grooves and bizarre sonic textures. Together the pair call themselves cowhause, creating a Teutonic-sounding instrumental duo that blurs the distinction between organic and digital. Avoiding frenetic jungle beats in favor of a more contemplative, trance-inducing brand of dub, Bricker (the mixologist behind several recordings by the Czars and a guitarist in the glam-based musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) layers dense and intricate backdrops behind Feder's unique style of American, fat-noted finger-picking. One might call the cud-chewing oddity a product of bovine inspiration.” -John LaBriola (Westword).