AltWeeklies Wire
Southwestern Electronic Faves ... music video? Prepares to Take the Next Stepnew
The duo recently played the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, and that brought them to the attention of National Public Radio, which featured the band in an article on its music Web site. Now they are preparing for their first tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Grouper Dials Down the Dronenew
And then I realized that Dragging a Dead Deer was reminding me not of another album, but of an experience; waking up in my own bedroom in the middle of the night and not knowing where I am for a brief, disturbing instant.
The Portland Mercury |
Cary Clarke |
07-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
White Rabbits Spoon Out More Creepy, Honky-tonk Calypso Soundsnew
Though an interest in world music and an affinity for ska and New Wave perked it up a bit, their first album, Fort Nightly skewed toward the macabre.
New York Press |
Callie Enlow |
07-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: White Rabbits
The Bayliens Are Comingnew
The stalwart indie rap trio invades the world of "Bubblegum" pop.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
07-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Bayliens
The Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra: A Labor of Lovenew
The band consisted of Michael Buchmiller (channeling a mad scientist character), playing music using samples and a keyboard, and a robot named SPO-20 that would sing nonsensical lyrics about time machines and Jacques Cousteau.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
07-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pregnancy Inspires Thalia's 'Lunada' Beach Fantasiesnew
"In Lunada, I wanted to invoke all my favorite summery songs of all time," Thalia says. "I started to think about the time of my adolescence and the songs I would listen to during the summer. I was pulling together all my favorite songs and writing new songs in the process."
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sean Castillo and the Hubcaps Find the Honky-tonk/Rockabilly Sweet Spotnew
For more than 25 years, Castillo has honed his rock'n'roll chops by playing theme-park circuits and the occasional Texas honky-tonk, and through it all, he has shared the stage with a parade of iconic American roots-music figures.
San Antonio Current |
Sonya Harvey |
07-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meet Hush Records' Chad Crouch, Your "Full-service Label Guy"new
Back when Portland-born Crouch started Hush 10 years ago, things were a bit more, well, quiet on Portland's musical front.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
07-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mississippi's Colour Revolt is the Sound of the New Southnew
"We get a lot of crap sometimes from people for being from the South," says Jimmy Cajoleas, one of Colour Revolt's three guitarists. "It's always people outside of the South who seem to be upset that we aren't more redneck. It's weird.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
07-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bound Stems Returns with 'The Family Afloat'new
In nearly direct opposition to its sprawling predecessor, the ten-song album is just a lightning flash instead of the whole damn thunderstorm, and, while the group still crafts songs filled with unexpected left turns, each song, as catchy as the next, boasts a newfound confidence.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
07-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The 30-year-old Radiators Still Crank Out Heatnew
There's something to be said for a group that -- after 30 years -- still boasts all its original members, is still touring tirelessly, and still makes new music.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lee Zimmerman |
07-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Earle on TV Roles and Winning Another Grammynew
It was a case of art imitating life when Earle found himself cast as a recovering addict on The Wire, the alt-country troubadour having suffered for years from heroin addiction before finally going clean 13 years ago.
Colorado Springs Independent |
John Benson |
07-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don Edwards and His Hologram Keep the Singing Cowboy Ethos Alivenew
The Texas Tourism Board, in order to help promote the state as a vacation destination, flew Edwards to New York last year and recorded his performance in front a holographic camera.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Contantines Strike a Balance Between Creativity and Commercenew
Despite a deliberate approach, Kensington Heights, the latest recording by the Canadian combo, doesn't sound fussy or effete.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
07-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mark Knopfler a Bigger Gay Icon Than George Michael?new
However belatedly, Michael has gradually eased into a late-career incarnation as a gay icon. But proof exists that Knopfler might be the bigger icon of the pair, and would therefore be more worthy of gay rock fans' hard-earned dollars.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
07-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
