Eric Shea

Though Eric Shea doesn't have a guitar to hide behind while fronting the punk 'n' roll quartet Hot Lunch, he wields a couple of Rickenbackers in the Byrds-inspired bands Mover and Sweet Chariot. When he's not jingling and/or jangling, Shea loves modifying budget guitars, nerding-out on tube amps, and writing about music. He currently writes for Pandora, and has also written for iTunes and Rhapsody, as well as more tangible periodicals like Thrasher, The San Francisco Chronicle, Raygun, BAM, and enough alt weeklies to line the birdcages of Sir Elton John's estate. (Photo by Josie Ramondetta)

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Eric Shea

Ear to the Ground: Sleep's “The Clarity”

The doom titans’ first recording in more than 20 years is even more monstrously throbbing than their genre-defining early work.

Ear to the Ground: Chris Smither’s “Link of Chain”

To celebrate a lifetime of music, the Boston folk-blues luminary recruits like-minded friends to help out with two volumes featuring new versions of old favorites.

Ear to the Ground: Witch Mountain’s “Psycho Animundi”

When you hear Uta Plotkin’s soulful wail, you’ll wish more doom metal bands had female singers.

Ear to the Ground: Tom Heyman’s “Black Top”

The Bay Area’s go-to pedal-steel man cuts smoldering, J.J. Cale-style grooves on his new pawnshop-gear-powered album.

Ear to the Ground: Woods’ “Tambourine Light”

With its chiming, 12-string Rickenbacker leads and boyish vocal harmonies, this is anything but a nod to Dylan.

Ear to the Ground: The Muffs' “Up and Down Around”

Kim Shattuck’s getting fired from the Pixies was the best thing to happen to fans of the Muffs—the band is releasing its first new album in a decade.

Ear to the Ground: Reigning Sound’s “Falling Rain”

More Link Wray than Van Morrison, Reigning Sound’s latest overflows with life experience and timeless rock ’n’ roll.

Ear to the Ground: Bison’s “One Thousand Needles”

The Vancouver rock titans deliver a lengthy, two-song EP that veers sharply away from their party-thrash roots and headfirst into doomy sludge.

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Eric Shea

The doom titans’ first recording in more than 20 years is even more monstrously throbbing than their genre-defining early work.

To celebrate a lifetime of music, the Boston folk-blues luminary recruits like-minded friends to help out with two volumes featuring new versions of old favorites.

When you hear Uta Plotkin’s soulful wail, you’ll wish more doom metal bands had female singers.

The Bay Area’s go-to pedal-steel man cuts smoldering, J.J. Cale-style grooves on his new pawnshop-gear-powered album.

With its chiming, 12-string Rickenbacker leads and boyish vocal harmonies, this is anything but a nod to Dylan.

Kim Shattuck’s getting fired from the Pixies was the best thing to happen to fans of the Muffs—the band is releasing its first new album in a decade.

More Link Wray than Van Morrison, Reigning Sound’s latest overflows with life experience and timeless rock ’n’ roll.

The Vancouver rock titans deliver a lengthy, two-song EP that veers sharply away from their party-thrash roots and headfirst into doomy sludge.