AltWeeklies Wire
Fresh and Compellingnew
Will Reptar's debut album and first headlining tour lead to a 2012 breakthrough?
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
02-28-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: reptar
Unusual Inspirationsnew
Chris Black went to some unusual places -- including the piano and a lumberyard -- to create 'Drunk at the Funeral.'
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
02-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Frank Turner: The Second Three Yearsnew
British folk-punk singer Frank Turner is gunning for the mantle occupied by the late, revered Joe Strummer, and the restless elder statesman Billy Bragg.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
02-02-2012 |
Reviews
Genre Bendersnew
For the Electric Blankets, every new song is like a beloved new child.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
02-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: electric blankets
Dual Identitiesnew
The versatile Will Johnson finds himself in a hard-driving, Centro-Matic phase these days.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
11-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: will johnson
French Bastardsnew
Plush welcomes The Inspector Cluzo, the self-proclaimed 'original funk 'n' roll duo.'
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
11-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: inspector cluzo
Mates of State: Mountaintopsnew
Mates of State's new album rushes off like a child at play. "Palomino" is concentrated sweetness, an album and perhaps career highlight for Mates of State, a band that peddles bottled joy and sunshine.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
11-08-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Mates of State
From the Ground Upnew
The War on Drugs' Adam Granducielmakes big music by starting with little snippets.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
10-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: adam granduciel, war on drugs,
On the Vergenew
Cymbals Eat Guitars were eager to change things up for their much-anticipated sophomore release.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
10-05-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: cymbals eat guitars
Out With the Oldnew
HAIRSPRAYFIREANDGIRLS is an entirely new adventure for these Tucson music veterans.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
08-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cults Followingnew
An 'accidental band' can barely keep up with its own success
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
08-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Generationals: Actor-Casternew
The Generationals play throwback pop of the best kind -- bouncy and playful, melding a variety of vintage sounds together.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
07-11-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: The Generationals
The Rosebuds: Loud Planes Fly Lownew
It's nothing new for a songwriter to turn a crumbling relationship into an album of cathartic reflection. But when the breakup involves both halves of one band, that album becomes a conversation.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
07-01-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: The Rosebuds
The Black Lips Are True Entertainersnew
The Black Lips get just a little bit refined on the band's new album. Maybe. Just a little
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
06-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: black lips
The Donkeys: Born With Stripesnew
California's rich musical history gives San Diego's The Donkeys plenty to draw from, and stylistically, Born With Stripes is a sampler plate, touching on sunny pop, beach rock, slacker alternative, psychedelic jams and alt-country.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
06-08-2011 |
Reviews
