Vulture Whale
One day, while roaming through the desert, singer/songwriter Wes McDonald spied a vulture, perched atop a cactus, eating a whale. Lo, and the band Vulture Whale was formed. And, baby, musical miscegenation never sounded this good. Like the Mud Shark and the Rock Lobster before it, Vulture Whale is quickly making a name for itself in rock..'s rich taxonomy. The group hails from Birmingham Alabama, and in February 2009, they will release their sophomore (and also self-titled) album on Skybucket...
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On last year's self-titled sophomore release VultureWhale II (QRO review), theBirmingham, Alabama band managed to show up both the alt-country &party-rock scenes, two of the biggest these days ... Read more
There is a gaping hole in rock music between mindless dude rock and what gets foolishly called “literate” rock, and that murky in-between can be a pretty freeing ocean to swim through. Which is exa... Read more
In music these days, Birmingham has been mostly known for giving the world American Idol contestants, but the steel city of the South can finally live that down, thanks to locals Vulture Whale. On ... Read more
This garage-friendly Birmingham, Alabama quartet shamelessly recycle familiar ideas and riffs, reveling in the boozy swagger favored by every uncouth band since prehistory. Spellbinding frontman We... Read more
Say what you will about the failures of 2008, but from it we’re learning: If people won’t even buy a boring Guns N’ Roses or R.E.M. record, then they’re not likely to turn a... Read more
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