AltWeeklies Wire
CD REVIEW: Sorry Bamba's Volume One 1970-1979new
Jazzy funk and soul from a vastly underrated Malian superstar.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
07-29-2011 |
Reviews
New York Dolls Continue to Strut Their Stuffnew
An interview with singer David Johansen of the New York Dolls.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
07-11-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: New York Dolls
Bassnectar Gets Funky with Electronicanew
Bassnectar is ferocious dance music as thick as peanut butter, with a bottom end that'll rattle your toenails; a sound so visceral that you feel it as much as hear it. "It's got this kind of heavy aggressive undertone in the bass frequencies," says Bassnectar creator Lorin Ashton.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Duhks Create Own Brand of Ecological World-View Musicnew
Activism has been a part of the band's agenda since its inception five years ago, says Duhks fiddler Tania Elizabeth.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
10-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nightwish Brings Operatic Training to Rocknew
It sounds like a metal version of Yes mixed with Heart and Fleetwood Mac. "I'll take that as a compliment," says Tuomas Holopainen, composer/keyboardist for the Finnish orchestral metal band Nightwish.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
09-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tarrus Riley's Jamaica Juicenew
Rastas and reggae have been a volatile cocktail since the 1970s when Bob Marley, who didn't invent either, popularized both. Last year, up-and-coming reggae Rastaman Tarrus Riley added a new element to the mix -- cranberry juice.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
09-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mindless Self Indulgence Looks to Entertainnew
Calling in from the first leg of his band Mindless Self Indulgence's European tour in Austria, Jimmy Urine sounds like a serious, well-grounded guy who just happens to swill his own pee on occasion.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
08-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Afromotive's African Travelogue Runs Deepnew
Made popular through the music of Fela Kuti, the sounds of West Africa now resonate through the mountains of North Carolina courtesy of Asheville's The Afromotive.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Afrobeat, The Afromotive
Hernando Returnsnew
The North Mississippi Allstars revisit their roots.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Back In The Saddle Againnew
Shelby's Acoustic Syndicate returns to touring after brief hiatus.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Acoustic Syndicate
The Soul Of The Wetlandsnew
Tab Benoit add soul to his electric swamp sound.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
12-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tab Benoit
Wound Up For Successnew
The Silversun Pickups are not used to all the attention.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Silversun Pickups
Punk Onnew
Misfits celebrating 30 years of music.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
10-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cannibal Corpse Stays Alive Despite Controversynew
Though the band has largely been ignored by the mainstream, Cannibal Corpse is proud to say they have always done what they wanted to do.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
10-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cannibal Corpse
Nappy Brown's Blues Getting Better with Agenew
Brown's latest album, Long Time Coming proves that his old-school style is never dated and at 78, his vocals are as strong as ever.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nappy Brown
