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Like an Unexpected Wet Dreamnew
With its handsome, hand-sewn cover, this EP is DIY art school at its best; its musical aesthetic is in line with such dance-punk acts as the Gossip and the Blow, layered with the experimental qualities of Gang Gang Dance.
Tags: Mannequin Makeout
Against the Grainnew
Against Me! is against starving for the sake of making a statement.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
05-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Against Me!
Daringly Immature and Fully Admirablenew
These Songs is a Weakerthans-meets-the-North-Atlantic art-rock retrogression.
Impressively Blandnew
Meat is a mostly mediocre attempt at cutesy-yet-earnestly-indie pop music, and despite sincere comparisons to acts such as the Shins or even Sunny Day Real Estate, it lacks the sheer creative veracity that makes those groups great.
Christianity: The Last Taboonew
These believers prefer to be judged by their music, not their faith.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
01-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tifah
Larger-Than-Life Bravadonew
This Nashville trio has spun a web of intrigue.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
12-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pink Spiders
Electrifyingnew
Jam isn't a four-letter word for this five-piece band.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
12-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Electric Side Dish
Between Sentimental Mush and Genuine Potentialnew
If Craig exercised just a little more artistic restraint, his navel-gazing might be a little easier to digest.
Spoofed Outnew
Even sans the film, the Tenacious D-orchestrated soundtrack for its full-length feature The Pick of Destiny is a seriously marvelous three-act musical comedy.
Tags: tenacious d, The Pick of Destiny
Thrash 'Til Death, Dudesnew
DDC could easily become a strong musical challenger in its own so-called war against the poser subgenre laughingly referred to as fashioncore.
Tags: DDC, The End of Days
Dizzying Heightsnew
Hawthorne Heights tries to keep its momentum in the midst of a heated legal battle.
Tags: concerts
Rebels Without a Pausenew
Living on the road, Lucero built its following one fan at a time.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
10-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lucero
Night of the Living Shrednew
Pittsburgh's Zombi moves in for the kill.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
10-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Zombi
Pants on Firenew
Liars dance to the beat of their own drum.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
06-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Liars
Murder Inc.new
Not many musicians have health insurance, but Murder by Death does.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
05-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: murder by death
