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Daniel Johnston Returns with a Clear Head and a Big Soundnew
Jason Falkner, a self-described "one-man house band" producer, has turned Johnston's typically crude but sweetly personal demos into full-blown pop productions on Is and Always Was.
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
10-21-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Alejandro Escovedo Creates the Album of His Careernew
Born in Texas but raised mostly in Southern California, Escovedo's new tour in support of Real Animal is all at once a homecoming, a rebirth and the live debut of his most widely hailed—and conceptually bold—solo work.
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal
Saving Gracenew
Critics have called The Wire's most unlikely star, Felicia Pearson, and her character "Snoop" one of the "most ruthlessly charismatic" murderers to ever grace the small screen.
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Hang Love' is in a Minor-chord Dungeon of the Best Kindnew
What sets the band apart on its third album is the willingness to lighten up a bit, to let the songwriting jangle and soar.
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Burning Brides, Hang Love
Mad Lovenew
Daniel Johnston's genius is deeply troubled and gorgeous.
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Roach Against the Machinenew
A writer fears that "La Cucaracha," the first mainstream Chicano-centric comic strip, will be sold down -- no, across the river
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
09-22-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
