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Mayday Parade Asserts a New Sense of Independencenew
Florida band Mayday Parade's current tour kicks off in Charleston and heads to the massive Bamboozle Festival in N.J. The mini-tour celebrates the release of their new EP Valdosta, a mostly acoustic, six-song collection.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mayday Parade, Valdosta
Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi is Defiantly Self-Sufficientnew
The 20-year-old Clevelander behind the precocious power-pop outfit writes alone, plays all the instruments and, up until this year's self-titled full-length, out on Carpark, does his own producing.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
04-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cloud Nothings, Dylan Baldi
Lady Dottie and the Diamonds are Feeling Somethingnew
Whether she's singing gospel, blues, R&B or high-octane rock 'n' roll, Lady Dottie says she has to feel it in her soul.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-18-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Destroyer’s Möbius Jukebox: Dan Bejar's Infinite Twist of Listening and Creationnew
Describing Destroyer is a Sisyphean task, challenging and futile. Even if one manages to gruntingly roll a boulder of labels up the mountain, a new Destroyer record waits at the crown to kick it away, sending it bouncing down the slope to collapse in a pile of rubble and good intentions. Besides, what use is an accounting of elements without knowing the force that binds them?
VUE Weekly |
Mary Christa O'Keefe |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jail Time and Breakdowns Can't Keep STRFKR Downnew
Playing Austin's SXSW music festival is special enough, but canceling two of your gigs there because your guitarist got arrested and spent the night in jail? Extra credit for that one.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Roger Miret & the Disasters Keep Punk Alivenew
"The secret to our legacy and longevity is that we're real and genuine and people want to be a part of something real," says the Phoenix-based singer. "Being honest will get you a long ways."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Decemberists Heat Upnew
A No. 1 record takes America's indie-folk heroes to the next level.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Emeline Michel's Rich Haitian Fusionnew
The nickname Queen of Haitian Song doesn't sit well with Emeline Michel: "I said, 'OK, if I'm a queen, I'm a queen of the heart. I want to have the biggest heart ever to share with everybody, and give that wherever I go to my music."
INDY Week |
Sylvia Pfeiffenberger |
04-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Emeline Michel
Mount Moriah's Leaders Get Personal About Their Exquisite, Intimate Debutnew
Heather McEntire and Jenks Miller explain the voyages and stories of their self-titled debut LP during an extended conversation about the evolution of Mount Moriah and its songs.
INDY Week |
Brian Howe |
04-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mount Moriah
Five Words with Drivin' n' Cryin'new
Kevn Kinney talks apostrophes, a hit, The American Dream, vocal surgery and "rust (or mold) never sleeps"
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
04-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kevn Kinney, Drivin' n' Cryin'
A Sliggitay Legacy: An Ex-Harvard Student Decides to Get Basednew
The ex-high school president turned to music as a way to vent his frustration. He stopped studying, and instead started writing rhymes and smoking trees, which is probably the genesis of all great rappers.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
On the Road with Bela Flecknew
Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer create a whole new sound combining banjo, tabla percussion and stand-up bass, respectively.
Chico News & Review |
Ken Smith |
04-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bela Fleck
Kickstarter Helps Leslie Fund their Latestnew
Charleston rock band Leslie spent the last two years figuring out how to release their new album, Lord, Have Mercy, a nicely polished collection of melodic power-pop gems, pulsating hard-rock anthems, and guitar-driven rockers.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-13-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Leslie, Kickstarter
A Triumphant Return for David K. Matthewsnew
The East Bay keyboardist gets back in the saddle.
East Bay Express |
Andrew Gilbert |
04-13-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood on Capote, Waits & a Brutal Murdernew
Patterson Hood is not afraid of the dark. In fact, the Drive-By Truckers leader is compelled to write songs that tell tales of violence, greed, and the abuse of power. On Go-Go Boots, their latest album, Hood and the gang turn down the amps and, once again, embrace their classic story-driven style.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Booth |
04-13-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Drive-By Truckers, Patterson Hood
