AltWeeklies Wire
'Before the Frost ...' is a Return to Form for The Black Crowesnew
The Crowes have not sounded this relaxed and vital at the same time in many years, tackling classic rock, psychedelia, blues, country and R&B.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-15-2009 |
Reviews
The Former Ghosts Have a Long-Distance Relationshipnew
This trio makes beautiful music together, even though they all live in different places.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fleurs, Former Ghosts
Pink Martini Seeks to Meld World Influences With the Beauty of Old-School American Culturenew
Of his 12-piece band Pink Martini, Thomas M. Lauderdale likes to say, "If the United Nations had a band in 1962, we would be that band."
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Oh My God Juggles Eccentric Art Rock, Grimy Blues and Pop Songcraftnew
The duo of singer-bassist Billy O'Neill and organist-singer Ig have created a disarmingly emotional statement of 10 songs that explore the struggle and strife of day-to-day living.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-16-2009 |
Reviews
Fishtank Ensemble Keeps it Extremely Old-Schoolnew
The band combines traditional gypsy music and varied other styles into a gloriously eclectic mixture.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Greymachine: Apocalypse Knockingnew
This collaboration may not be everyone's cuppa, but for connoisseurs of the heavy, it is unrelenting and earth-shaking.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-02-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Disconnected, Greymachine
Cara Gives New Life to Lost Songsnew
The quintet infuses Irish-inspired music with modern influences to create both traditional and contemporary music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-28-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bowerbirds' Natural Soundsnew
Bowerbirds get inspiration from the wilds for their acoustic, spare arrangements.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Upper Air, Bowerbirds
The Veils Bring Their Weird Yet Wondrous Music to the U.Snew
Finn Andrews says that he's flattered that anyone would pay attention to his work. "I sometimes wonder why anyone enjoys anything I do," says the singer-songwriter and leader of the London-based rock band The Veils.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Arizonan Bandstand: Sergio Mendoza y la Orkestanew
Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta, a Latin-jazz big band now just reaching the age of six months, has already grown to become an increasingly popular draw in Tucson nightclubs and around the Southwest.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-25-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Occidental Brothers Share Their Love of West African Musicnew
To say the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International plays African music is accurate, but rather vague. Considering that Africa is the world's second-largest continent and contains dozens of countries and countless musical styles, that's a broad generalization.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bela Fleck Honors the Banjo's African Originsnew
Ever since banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck discovered many years ago that his instrument has origins in Africa, he has longed to make an album of traditional African folk music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Two Brooklyn-Based Trios Head for Tucson in a Quest for Catharsisnew
On their respective new albums, Au Revoir Simone and The Antlers—a pair of New York bands now on tour together—address coping with emotional upheaval in different, yet equally successful ways.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Black Dice Creates an Assaultive Variation on IDMnew
Black Dice have been celebrated as sonic pioneers and dismissed as bellicose and annoying. Either way, this band challenges and subverts what is generally considered music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-27-2009 |
Reviews
Windy and Carl Bring Their Abstract and Dreamlike Music to Tucsonnew
Windy and Carl build environments of sound, allowing tectonic plates of electronic sound to shift through the music. Hearing the music is visceral and emotional: It's a deep, rich and rewarding experience. And there's not a sequencer, synthesizer or sampler to be found.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-27-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
