AltWeeklies Wire
Fleet Foxes Tears Back the Centuriesnew
In their quest to fuse pre-rock 'n' roll sounds with indie-rock sensibilities, Fleet Foxes don't simply settle for 20th-century American Music 101. Rather, their time-travel extends all the way back to the Black Plague.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Todd Lavoie |
06-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Fleet Foxes
The Explorers Club Channels the Beach Boysnew
Everything on Freedom Wind has been faithfully rendered, from its lush, four-part harmonies to its evocative timpani-rolls to the CD booklet's resemblance to a well-worn record sleeve with the vinyl edges showing through.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Todd Lavoie |
06-18-2008 |
Reviews
Berkeley's Morning Benders Hark Back to the Glory of '60s Songwritingnew
The quartet's debut, Talking Through Tin Cans, chronicles the highs and lows of young romance in exuberant three-minute bursts bubbling with guitar jangles and winsome harmonies.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Todd Lavoie |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Yousef Al-Mohaimeed's Storytelling Transcends Bansnew
Wolves of the Crescent Moon was banned in Saudi Arabia by theocratic thought-cops for casting too many spotlights on societal problems that the authorities insist don't exist. Upon being labeled dangerous and sinful, the book gained a large audience throughout the Arabic-speaking world, and has since been translated into French and English.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Todd Lavoie |
03-05-2008 |
Fiction
Dengue Fever: Adept at Twisting Genresnew
Ever the intrepid globe-trotters, the septet are equally adept at twisting Ethiopian jazz, Bollywood soundtracks, and Middle Eastern pop into their sweltering garage rock tribute to pre–Pol Pot–era Cambodia.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Todd Lavoie |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Dengue Fever, Venus on Earth
The Gomorran Social Aid and Pleasure Club Preach the Gospelnew
They might be playing ragtime, but they're by no means a ragtime band -- they celebrate wild abandon with, well, wild abandon.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Todd Lavoie |
06-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
