Stephen Stivs - THE BLACK LODGE EP

Stivs's second all-caps release has me wondering how long he can drag this fad out. Steve, a great friend of mine, is on the loose with this recent effort, on the run, over the edge, in it for the long haul, and most of all enigmatic. Hi-fi and stayin alive, I've known this guy for quite some time. I used to sleep five or six feet away from him, our bodies only separated by a wall and embarrassment.

His name is Jayson Homyak (The Impetuous Impregnables, The Indiana Beach Boys, The Vas Deferens, The Choicest Hops, The Bitches Deep, The Seven Inches or Don't Bothers). He is a classical guitarist from Gnairclaw, KY who was in a band called The Yugos as a singer/guitarist until their demise in 2012. Shortly after the release of his debut album (and the first all-caps release on the record label), Stivs rose to stardom in a relatively short length of time. In adapting to his new surroundings, he acquired a taste for honky talk trash talk, drop D balloon parties and sitting on knives as the author recommended to everyone in "We'll See" a Richard Gumby song on the upcoming Impetuous Impregnables EP. Rumors are springing up that it may be called "Unirection".

Anywho, THE BLACK LODGE EP is short but sweet. Taking on different genres, and coming out with a new album almost immediately after the first are two things that paint a picture for me of Stephen Stivs as the Renaissance Man he is.