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A Cultural Field Guide to the Detroit Electronic Music Festivalnew
This is a rough anthropological survey of some of the subsets you can observe at Movement 2009, Detroit's Electronic Music Festival.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
05-26-2009 |
Music
Boston's Caribbean Riddims Are About to Burst Back into the Mainstreamnew
While reggae fell out of favor with the mainstream, it continued to be nurtured in Boston. Now, the local scene is poised to rise again -- if it can find agreeable live venues in town.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
05-22-2009 |
Music
The Infestation of Classic Rock Threatens the Cultural Legacy of an Entire Generationnew
Young people who subsist on classic rock are traitors to their contemporaries. Our generation has no lack of quality artists, but the vast majority of us are too lazy to seek them out.
Houston Press |
Ben Westhoff |
05-19-2009 |
Music
Tags: classic rock, commentary
Year After Year, Maryland Deathfest Only Gets Strongernew
The extremes of metal music have filled every room of Baltimore nightclub Sonar with bands and fans over a long weekend in May for the past several years as part of Maryland Deathfest.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
05-19-2009 |
Music
The Monks' Beat Goes on with a Pair of Unsettling but Fascinating Reissuesnew
For many years, the Monks and their music have been barely more than legends. But this month the Monks' first and only studio album, Black Monk Time, along with an additional album of demos and singles, has been resurrected and reissued for mass consumption.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
04-30-2009 |
Music
The Indio Index: Coachella By the Numbersnew
Around 150,000 people were at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio this year—150,000 people who are all kinda nuts. Here are some other significant numbers from Coachella ’09.
Tags: music festivals, Coachella
Spoon: What's Left Behind After the Layers Are Peelednew
The Austin, Texas quartet Spoon engineers its music with laser-focused precision, and no sound is wasted. Spoon's sixth album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga adds another installment to the band's repertoire of hollowed-out and ultra-slim post-punk.
Independent Artists Revive Alternative Formatsnew
Underground music acts and labels are keeping physical music releases alive with cassette tapes, 7-inch records, CD-Rs, 3-inch and business card CDs, 8-tracks, USB strips and countless other object-fetishist curiosities.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jesse Locke |
04-23-2009 |
Music
There Is No Black Metal Scene in New Yorknew
New York is home to more than 20 bands that are known to be black metal. And yet, unlike the indie scene you can follow on Brooklyn Vegan or OhMyRockness, there is no sense of community in what could be the biggest black metal scene in the country.
New York Press |
Adam Wisnieski |
04-23-2009 |
Music
Tags: New York, black metal
The Beastly Beauty of Niche Noise Label Archivenew
Almost all of the 40-odd releases on Archive — spanning everything from dirty psych rock by Philly locals to import Asian synth duels and freak-outs — have been culled from the constantly expanding universe that is Scott Slimm's collection of live recordings.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Jakob Dorof |
04-21-2009 |
Music
Duranguense Draws Big Crowds in the Northwestnew
The Duranguense sound is all the rage at quinceaneras and weddings from Mountain Home to Nyssa, Ore., and beyond.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
04-17-2009 |
Music
Tags: Duranguense, Idaho
Whose House?: Venues Go Off the Gridnew
House shows are usually pretty amazing experiences. Perhaps it’s because the bands that play them could care less about money and would much rather melt faces and blow minds.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Alex De Vore |
04-16-2009 |
Music
Tags: indie rock, house shows
The East Bay's Avant-Garde Music Scene Moves Above Groundnew
The purpose of two monthly concerts is to draw experimental, avant-garde, and improvisational music from the sidelines and into a safe, welcoming, fully permitted space.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
04-15-2009 |
Music
Record Store Day Arrives in Charlestonnew
Ironically, after almost 10 years, the plot of Empire Records has never been more current. Just as the film's titular shop faces extinction, so do the last remaining mom-and-pops still stocking discs. But in Charleston, things aren't so gloomy.
Charleston City Paper |
Bryan Reed |
04-15-2009 |
Music
Birmingham's Oldest All-Ages Venue Gets Shuttered for Goodnew
Cave9, Birmingham's longest-running and most misunderstood all-ages music venue closed without fanfare. Death came in its typical way — with no warning and no chance to say goodbye.
Birmingham Weekly |
David Hickox |
04-14-2009 |
Music
