AltWeeklies Wire
The Cowboy Junkies Celebrate the 20th Anniversarynew
The seminal alt-country band returned Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity to re-record their pivotal second album, The Trinity Session, with some old friends.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cowboy Junkies, Trinity Revisited
Eliza Gilkyson Explores Shadow and Lightnew
After growing up around music, Gilkyson never thought of doing anything else.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beautiful World, Eliza Gilkyson
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's Don't Separate Band Life and Personal Lifenew
The eight-piece Indianapolis-based group practices an ornately arranged and charmingly shambling version of pop-rock, alternately dubbed chamber pop and urban folk.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Pleasant Contortions of Clinicnew
Another Liverpool quartet heads for the States -- but this group wears surgical masks.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kathleen Edwards Brings Sharp Wit and Charm to Her Alt-Country Creationsnew
Over the course of her three studio albums, the 29-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has become adept at evoking melancholy, love, heartache, beauty, compassion and righteous rocking in a seemingly effortless fashion, although she probably exercises great care when crafting her songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Music to the Extremenew
Otep's growling third album dances along the knife-blade edge of metalcore and pop, without descending into glammy hair metal.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: OTEP, The Ascension
Funk-Rock Mashupnew
White Denim, on their first big tour, want people to relate to their groove-oriented, assaultive music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Let's Talk About It, White Denim
Manic Anarchynew
The songs on Worldwide both charm and ricochet around your brain long after the disc stops playing.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Worldwide, The Death Set
Approachable Appealnew
Massage your viscera? Buzz through your brain? Indian Jewelry does both marvelously.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Free Gold!, Indian Jewelry
Portugal. The Man is Wildly Creativenew
Just don't ask them to explain anything.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Church Mouth, Portugal. The Man
Soul Architectnew
Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, of Booker T. and the MGs, calls himself a part-time legend.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Genre Bendernew
The prolific Jim Lauderdale creates a diverse blend of music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Honey Songs, Jim Lauderdale
Robust and Richnew
This Celtic band from Germany offers a steamrolling modern drive.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cara, In Between Times
Sophisticated Collaborationnew
Beach House's spooky, sexy work may just enhance Baltimore's musical reputation.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beach House, Devotion
Rewarding Rocknew
Listening to Every Direction Is North is not unlike hearing all the good stuff from Tortoise or Godspeed You! Black Emperor -- with none of the missteps, fluff or filler.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
