AltWeeklies Wire
When Will the Beach Boys Get Their Due?new
A simple Google News search reveals it all -- search "Beach Boys harmonies" and you'll see it applied to "hip, new" bands across a wide spectrum.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Beach Boys
Pigs on Ice’s Punk Spectaclenew
Like many of their peers in Milwaukee, Pigs on Ice are clearly influenced by the Jesus Lizard and other seminal acts from Touch and Go's back catalog.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
09-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: punk, Pigs on Ice
The Black Keys Meet ZZ Topnew
You aren't anybody if you aren't recording with the Black Keys.
Shepherd Express |
Joe Uchill |
09-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rafter's Repulsion and Attractionnew
San Diego's Rafter plays music he loves ... and music he hates.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
09-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rafter, Sweaty Magic
Mogwai: Devoid of Wordsnew
Instrumental-rock pioneers Mogwai make both cuddly creations and menacing music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mogwai, The Hawk Is Howling
Who's Next on the Resurrection List for Rick Rubin?new
We're passing along the five worst (best?) candidates for a Rubin-esque overhaul.
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
09-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bands On the Road in Hard Timesnew
Nowhere does the old adage about the journey being more important than the destination ring truer than in the average band's tour van. But lately, the cost of taking your act on the road has skyrocketed to the point where it might not be worth leaving home at all.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Brodeur |
09-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Aaron Parks Seeks a Nu Piano Groovenew
As a member of Brooklyn's "Nu Jazz" movement, Seattle-born Parks seeks to reclaim the spontaneity that was characteristic of the Miles Davis–led cool-jazz era with his new album.
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
09-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Maps & Atlases Finally Give Us More Songsnew
When Maps & Atlases' Tree, Swallows, Houses EP broke in 2006, it felt as if the band was taunting you, that the math-rock wizardry was almost antagonistic in its assault.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
09-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Donkeys Keep It Tight with a Loose Groovenew
Their cosmic, country-tinged pop exudes starry-eyed wonderment. They're less Gories, more Gram Parsons and much more fitting for a coastal drive than a basement-party soundtrack.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Donkeys
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
Young Jeezy Scores Rap's New Referendumnew
Atlanta trap rapper set to cash in on ironic campaign promises with The Recession.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
DeMarco Williams |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chicago's Dianogah Returns With a New Sound and a Hard-to-pronounce Albumnew
Who can retreat for six years, shake off the residue from abrupt turnabouts and false starts, and return polished?
San Antonio Current |
Francesca Camillo |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Owen Duggan Aspires to More Than Good-natured Kiddie Popnew
I haven't even met Duggan yet, and already my conscience has gotten the best of me. The man is a music minister at a local church, an accomplished children's musician, a devoted family man, and I've invited him to where else but the booze-filled, smoke-tinged dregs of happy hour in the Alamo City.
San Antonio Current |
Clint Hale |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Shaky Hands Want You to Reconsider 'Rock'new
The Shaky Hands happen to be Portland's best rock band, a reputation cemented with their jubilant new record Lunglight—a joint release between Holocene Music and Kill Rock Stars.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
