AltWeeklies Wire
Forward-Thinking Pittsburgh Band Drugdealer Releases 'Tits' EPnew
Drugdealer's Tits EP is a tiny masterpiece of art-damaged skree, reminiscent of Hella, Naked City and Ruins and inundated with odd time signatures and lots of twists and turns.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
03-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Get Grebo With Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reactionnew
Anyone remember "grebo"?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
09-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Fuzzy Sound Collage of Beatrix*JARnew
What sets Beatrix*JAR apart from these various media manipulators is its particular method of music generation.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
03-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beatrix*JAR, Golden Fuzz
How Much Can a Two-man Percussion Group Do?new
In the course of a set, Loop 2.4.3 can roam through all of the colors of the percussion world, from marimba and steel drums to gongs from Asian temples and Chinese opera.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
03-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Batterie, Loop 2.4.3
Kokayi Spreads 'Mass Instructions'new
There's more than one way for a rapper to spread his name around the world. For rapper Kokayi, that involves becoming a goodwill ambassador.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
01-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kokayi, Mass Instructions
Music on the Edge Series Fetes Giants of Microtonal Musicnew
For a musician and composer to reach that age while maintaining a high degree of accomplishment for five decades, and for his work to remain vital right up to this day -- that's a veritable cause for cultural celebration.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
01-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ezra Sims
Brokeback: Post-Tortoise Post-Rocknew
The story of bassist Doug McCombs unfolds like a tapestry of the Chicago music scene.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
07-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brokeback
