A Music Blog (Most of the Time)

About

Welcome to The Reverend Doctor, a blog where I, under this equal parts cool and stupid sounding name talk about music I like. I will be doing a mix of things here, such as album reviews, mini essays, analysis and writeups about local shows. Not only is there great music coming out all the time, but theres always great music happening around you, all you gotta do is open your mind, open your ears, and look for it.

For a more comphrehensive look into what music I like, I wrote a short introduction to myself and some of my music tastes in the post titled “Look Under Your Bed, It Will Set You Free”

Kpop demon hunters 

In this article, I go into why I like this movie and its soundtrack a lot. It’s a popular movie for a reason.

Paranoia will destroy ya – Nightswim 

The debut EP from perhaps my favorite local band, “Nightswim,” has arrived!! And my my is it glorious. Five songs in twelve minutes, tons of distortion and echo. It’s an abrasive and raucous ep that’s sure to get you jumping.  It’s no secret that I love this band and both Jonathan and Weston’s previous band,…

Hoopla Fest 2: A Showcase of Some of SoCal’s Best

DIY Never Dies Hoopla Fest 2, a music festival local to my hometown of Murrieta, California, took place this past weekend on July 19th 2025, spotlighting 9 special bands at Solaris, a brewery off of Cherry Street that has made a name for itself as one of the only places to see original local music…