AltWeeklies Wire
Grooves Times Twonew
The Bo-Keys, followed by JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, will bring the funk to Tucson
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
All Deserts Togethernew
Born in strife, North Africa's Tinariwen brings a positive and joyful message through its music
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-03-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Big Tree: This New Yearnew
On its second full-length album, this creative quintet shows off its obvious jazz influences.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-31-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Big Tree
Mixing It Upnew
Spencer Krug has left behind Wolf Parade and his other bands to focus on Moonface.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-23-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Life Doesn't Sucknew
The Inferno keep their brand of punk attitude classy.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-11-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Namoli Brennet: We Were Born to Risenew
Tucson singer-songwriter Namoli Brennet's impeccable ninth album places her firmly among the best folk-rock artists in the country. It's sophisticated, witty, well-written and beautifully recorded. Brennet recorded almost every instrument herself in her home studio; drummer Todd Chuba sits behind the drum kit on three tracks.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-28-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Namoli Brennet
Mixed Vocabularynew
The Stone Foxes look to the blues as they craft their Southern-style rock.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Stone Foxes
A Mission to Rocknew
Nashville Pussy brings its female-empowered orgy of music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nashville Pussy
Honest Popnew
Chain Gang of 1974 wrests entertainment from personal experience.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: chain gang of 1974
The Ettes: Wicked Willnew
Precious and few are the records today that ably capture a timeless garage-punk sound and credible girl-group vocals and melodies. It seems like a holy grail combination often aspired to but rarely achieved.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-29-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: The Ettes
Doom With Depthnew
Coady Willis and Jared Warren take time off from the Melvins to conduct some Big Business.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Melvins, big business,
Bricktop: Broken Bottles and Suicide Throttles (Bulldog)new
You don't expect in this day and age for an aggressive, real punk-rock record to leave you humming along after it stops, but this outfit's sophomore release does just that -- which is a testament to Bricktop's insistent musicality and the catchiness of their shout-along vocals.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Bricktop
Christina Perri: Lovestrong.new
The theme of singer Christina Perri's full-length debut album is clear from its first lyrics.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-20-2011 |
Reviews
Foster the People: Torchesnew
This Los Angeles band's name reminds me of a similarly-titled James Taylor song ("Shower the People"). But the shiny, insistent dance rhythms on its heralded full-length debut -- featured recently on that bastion of respectability, NPR -- will immediately hip listeners to the fact that this band has little to do with the venerable folk troubadour, except for endlessly catchy melodies.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-29-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Foster the People
Dawes: Nothing Is Wrongnew
Thanks to acts such as The John Henrys and Truth and Salvage Co., reviving the 1970s-era Americana rock of The Band has almost become its own subgenre. Los Angeles-based Dawes adds a little Laurel Canyon vibe, evoking the spirits of Jackson Browne and Neil Young.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-22-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Dawes
