AltWeeklies Wire
The Tangelos: Greatest Hitsnew
There's a careful balance of folk-rock, soul and country in these 11 tunes, written by singer and guitarist Joshua Butcher.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-29-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Tangelos
Andrew Collberg: On the Wreathnew
Andrew Collberg -- the 22-year-old singer-songwriter born in Sweden and raised in New Zealand and Tucson -- has released his second album, and it's a subtle killer, brainy and sophisticated, but never pretentious.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-07-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Collberg
Flying Lotus: 'Cosmogramma'new
In terms of dark instrumental hip-hop producers, Flying Lotus is less like, say, DJ Shadow, and more akin to Prefuse 73 or Four Tet.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-23-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus
Cosmic Slop: Spit Don't Make No Babiesnew
Named for a classic album by Funkadelic, the local funk-rock band Cosmic Slop carefully straddles the fine line between clever and stupid.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-16-2010 |
Reviews
Fishtank Ensemble: Woman in Sinnew
The third album by this amazing group from California is one of the best times to be found on disc so far this year.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-16-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Fishtank Ensemble, Woman in Sin
Endless Rhythmsnew
It's impossible to fully master the complex richness of Latin rhythms, according to Greg Gonzalez, bass player for the Texas-based Latin dance band Grupo Fantasma. "Latin rhythms are endless, man," Gonzalez said recently via phone from his home in Austin. "You can just become more knowledgeable about Latin rhythms; you can just become more informed; and you can never master them." Grupo Fantasma combines Latin dance music with rock, pop, blues, reggae and, especially, funk.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Grupo Fantasma
Sarah Jaffe: Suburban Naturenew
The music of Sarah Jaffe will remind some listeners of that of Cat Power or PJ Harvey, although at 24, the singer-songwriter is a generation younger.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Suburban Nature, Sarah Jaffe
Emotionally Direct: Lou Barlow's New Albumnew
Lou Barlow consolidates the music from his past into his newest low-fi solo album.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-09-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Fall: 'Your Future Our Clutter'new
The Fall's new album sounds as dynamic and engaging as anything they've done in the last 30-odd years.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Your Future Our Clutter, The Fall
The Mission Creeps: Dark Cellsnew
This always-intriguing Tucson act is polishing its sound--a combination of surf, psychobilly, Goth and horror-movie soundtrack influences--to a hard-lacquered sheen.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
The New Pornographers: 'Together'new
Bandleader Carl Newman writes idiosyncratic, impressionistic verses drawn from (one must assume) personal experiences and tumultuous emotions, but the results often are lyrically abstract.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
Baroness: Battered and Bruisednew
Baroness draws on old-world fables and romantic poetry to create its own brand of metal/indie rock.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-28-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Baroness, Blue Record
Pat Metheny: Gadget Gimmick?new
Does the music produced by this amalgam of player piano and one-man-band hold up? Mostly.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Orchestrion, Pat Metheny
Murs and 9th Wonder: Kicking It Classicnew
Murs has been among the best MCs in hip hop for nearly a decade, impressively straddling the line between the underground and the mainstream—and he ably proves himself again on his latest collaboration with DJ and producer 9th Wonder.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Fornever, Murs and 9th Wonder
Darren Hoff: Country Via Rocknew
Former Weary Boy Darren Hoff is getting back into the music groove with the Hard Times.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
