AltWeeklies Wire
Holy Rolling Empire: Noise Will Be Noisenew
The new EP by Tucson combo the Holy Rolling Empire, Noise Will Be Noise, is a strong effort in a growing body of work that consistently hits the sweet spot between hard-edged power pop and psychedelia.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
06-09-2010 |
Reviews
Making More Lists: Our Critics Keep Naming the Best Music of 2009new
Our annual saga of music Top 10 lists kicked off recently, and now we present to you the thrilling conclusion of Our Favorite Albums of 2009. One of the albums named: Vic Chesnutt's At the Cut.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene, Curtis McCrary, Michael Petitti and Stephen Seigel |
12-31-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Year in Review
Can't Stop Listening to 2008's Best Albumsnew
We start off 2009 with more lists of our favorite albums from 2008.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene, Curtis McCrary and Stephen Seigel |
01-02-2009 |
Music
Tags: Year in Review, Best Albums
More Albums We Likednew
Music writers keep on sharing their 2007 faves.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene, Curtis McCrary and Stephen Seigel |
01-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Various Titles
Lose Yourself in the Musicnew
Highlights, revelations and observations from SXSW 2007.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray, Carl Hanni, Curtis McCrary and Stephen Seigel |
03-30-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Best of the Year, Part 2new
Two more critics chime in with their 2006 favorites.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel and Curtis McCrary |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Balladeer of Lovenew
Calexico collaborator Salvador Duran makes them swoon.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
09-20-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pasion II, Salvador Duran
Eternal Returnnew
Don Caballero's music moved on from the singles era and returned to an original melodic form.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
08-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Loon'-y Tunesnew
Tapes 'n Tapes: changing the world, one blog at a time.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
06-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tapes 'n Tapes, The Loon
Behind the Musicnew
Four writers remember the highs and lows of SXSW 2006.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub, Curtis McCrary, Linda Ray and Stephen Seigel |
03-29-2006 |
Concerts
Luscious Lists, Part Twonew
In the exciting conclusion of a two-part series, our critics recap 2005 faves -- just because they can.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary, Linda Ray and Stephen Seigel |
01-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: yearinreview2005
Dance Floor Warriorsnew
Weird War (the former Scene Creamers) frees your ass (in the hopes your mind will follow).
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
07-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Confessionals Without Crimesnew
The Mountain Goats venture into the deep waters of the psyche.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
06-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mountain Goats, The Sunset Tree
Fables With Rhythmnew
The man behind Aesop Rock takes things that he hears people say and creates a patchwork of meaty rhymes in his hip-hop music.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
06-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Love 'Handler'new
Har Mar Superstar comes across as a cocky, brash, egomaniacal sex freak with the appearance of a lumpen wage slave busting loose at a drag show. The effect is hilarious.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Har Mar Superstar, The Handler
