AltWeeklies Wire
Waking Up Daniel Johnstonnew
The tales of this singer-songwriter's idiosyncracies are not exaggerated.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daniel Johnston
Alpha Galates Loves Lavish Layersnew
Alpha Galates comes on like a Euro-metal grudge match between black album-era Metallica, Lacuna Coil, and Genesis before Phil Collins took control.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
04-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Contendernew
Band-juggling songwriter Tim Regan launches Antenna Shoes with a new album.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
04-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Generous Gambler, Tim Regan
Be Your Own Pet Refuse to Grow Up and That's Goodnew
The group's second album sounds like a promise that even though she's no longer a teenager, we can still expect the Muppet-punk brattiness that animated the band's eponymous 2006 debut, which was known to blister paint at high volumes.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
04-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Be Your Own Pet, get awkward
How Vampire Weekend Channeled Africa Through New Yorknew
What is a young artist to make of a post-Giuliani, post-9/11 New York City?
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
04-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Vampire Weekend
DIY Livesnew
The May Fire's unique approach makes their music energetic and relentlessly catchy.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: La Victoria, The May Fire
Genre Bendernew
The prolific Jim Lauderdale creates a diverse blend of music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Honey Songs, Jim Lauderdale
Roaring and Tumbling with the 'Punk Blues'new
Silver Lions 20/20 is a duo that has been together less than a year, but the group includes two veterans of Deep South blues and punk. Guitarist and vocalist Chet Weise and drummer Craig "Sweet Dog" Pickering offer their own take on the "punk blues."
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Silver Lions 20/20
Defining Amanda Raynew
Combining sensual, airy vocals with trip-hop rhythm, Atlanta musician Amanda Ray blends musical genres with ease and creates provocative, mysteriously dark music.
Jackson Free Press |
Jeri Lynn Ostrander |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amanda Ray, Mirrored Images
We Call it Irresistiblenew
If you're the type who lives for Saturday night dancing at Schimmel's, you don't want to miss Wiley and the Checkmates during the Crossroads Film Festival. The Oxford soul band is sure to put a shake in your step with their funk-infused take on classic soul.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
In Defense of My Chemical Romancenew
One million My Chemical Romance fans can't be wrong. The same could be said for the 1 million MCR haters.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Paul Davis |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: My Chemical Romance
Jimmy Eat World Dodge Emo Falloutnew
The history of Jimmy Eat World reads like a rock & roll fairy tale, complete with teenage record deals and instantaneous pop-stardom.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Garret Wheeler |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chase This Light, Jimmy Eat World
Carla Bozulich Shares the Scornnew
Recording under the moniker "Evangelista" (also the title of her last album), Bozulich produces music in the same manner that one of Macbeth's witches might conjure a spell or prophecy.
The Portland Mercury |
Kevin Friedman |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Evangelista, Hello, Voyager
Not Indie. Not Hiphop. Just Astronautalis.new
The dilemma of Astronautalis rests on the axis of hiphop's evolution.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Astronautalis
Monotonix: Out in the Sticksnew
Purists know that rock & roll is a violent, chaotic tool, and in its spastic live shows, the stripped down Israeli trio wields it like a manifesto.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Monotonix
