AltWeeklies Wire
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
'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