AltWeeklies Wire
Smash Mouth and the Egg Challengenew
How did Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell get suckered into eating 24 eggs in one sitting? The Internet, of course.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
10-05-2011 |
Music
Phish Storynew
A fight on Shakedown Street leaves one man in stitches and another fearing for his family.
Nevermind, 20 Years Laternew
On September 24, 1991, DGC Records released a modest pressing of 40,000 copies of Nevermind. By January 1992, Nirvana was the biggest band in the world.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-23-2011 |
Music
Keep Ya Head Upnew
Tupac lives on ... at least in our hearts.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Amy Kingsley |
09-19-2011 |
Music
Nas Rocks the Bellsnew
The rapper fronts the tour that erased lines between commercial and underground, white and black, alternative and trendy.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
09-12-2011 |
Music
The Best and Worst Songs About 9/11new
The top (and bottom) anthems to come out of that tragic day.
Houston Press |
John Seaborn Gray |
09-09-2011 |
Music
Santana credits humanity’s birthplace — and Metatron — for his life and soundnew
Has everything been invented in music? Yes and no.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-08-2011 |
Music
Tags: Santana
The Agony and the Ecstasynew
A decade after the heyday of St. Louis' rave scene, it still feels like the morning after.
Riverfront Times |
Kelsey Whipple |
09-08-2011 |
Music
Medicine for the Soulnew
When San Antone Café & Concerts closed its doors in March, a hole opened up for a good chunk of the local and touring Americana/folk singer-songwriter scene.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Music
La Chola Wants Younew
Please don’t be intimidated by La Chola, whose real name is Mayra "Breezy" Ramirez.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
08-31-2011 |
Music
Matisyahu Whispers on the Power of the Spiritnew
Even though “King Without a Crown” is a great track, the big moment in Live at Stubb’s (2005) — Matisyahu’s second, breakthrough album recorded in Austin — is “Lord Raise Me Up.”
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
08-19-2011 |
Music
Viva Cool Britannianew
Counting down the top 100 greatest Britpop anthems of the '90s.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Marotta, Daniel Brockman, Luke O'Neil and Michael Christopher |
08-18-2011 |
Music
Troika Music Festival calls it quits after 10 yearsnew
"I'm fairly confident something will jump up in its place in the not-too-distant future," Chaz Martenstein says.
Tags: Troika Music Festival
Bon Iver's Long Wagernew
From his influences to his collaborators, former Raleigh musician Justin Vernon has taken a steady approach to his career -- and won.
My Dad is Dead bids a redemptive farewellnew
Early indie rock misanthrope My Dad is Dead ends its 25-plus-year run this weekend.
Tags: My Dad is Dead
